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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mill Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Mill Village:
    • 42.433423, -72.102301
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mill Village
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Mill Village ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Mill Village.

Within Massachusetts, the name Mill Village is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marshall County
      • This Mill Village is located in Marshall County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mill Village that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Mill Village.
    • Maine
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Mill Village [Franklin County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Mill Village [Carroll County].
      • Cheshire County
      • This Mill Village is located in Cheshire County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the north of the Mill Village that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Mill Village.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Mill Village is located in Sullivan County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the north of the Mill Village that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Mill Village.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Mill Village lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mill Village that is located in Worcester County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Erie County
      • This Mill Village is located in Erie County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the west of the Mill Village that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Mill Village.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mill Village.
    • South Carolina
      • Marlboro County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Mill Village [Marlboro County].
    • Vermont
      • Essex County
      • This Mill Village is located in Essex County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the north of the Mill Village that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Mill Village.
      • Orange County
      • This Mill Village is located in Orange County and lies 105 miles [169 km] to the north of the Mill Village that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Mill Village.
      • Orleans County
      • This Mill Village is located in Orleans County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the north of the Mill Village that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Mill Village.
      • Washington County
      • This Mill Village is located in Washington County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the north northwest of the Mill Village that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mill Village.
    • Virginia
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mill Village that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Mill Village.
      • Radford City
      • This Mill Village is located in Radford City and lies 577 miles [928.6 km] to the southwest of the Mill Village that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Radford City community of Mill Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Village ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Dana ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Dana is located in Worcester County
  • Dana Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Center
    • Dana Center is located in Worcester County
  • Eaglesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eaglesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglesville
    • Eaglesville is located in Worcester County
  • Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
    • Furnace is located in Worcester County
  • Gilbertville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
    • Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
  • Greenwich ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Greenwich is located in Worcester County
  • Otter River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
    • Otter River is located in Worcester County
  • Partridgeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Partridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridgeville
    • Partridgeville is located in Worcester County
  • Pitcherville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitcherville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcherville
    • Pitcherville is located in Worcester County
  • Ruralville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
    • Ruralville is located in Worcester County
  • Rutland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Rutland is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
  • Sandy Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
    • Sandy Beach is located in Worcester County

How Far From Mill Village to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mill Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mill Village and extending to:

  • Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mill Village to Worcester, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 355 miles [571.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,545 miles [8,923.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,130 miles [6,646.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mill Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mill Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mill Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4334, Longitude: -72.1023       In this case, the coordinates for Mill Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Mill Village could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mill Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Mill Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.591 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.276 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.005 degrees.









 

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