Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Smith Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smith Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Smith Mills
- 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 Smith Mills:
- 41.638992, -70.991151
- 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 Smith Mills
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Bristol County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bristol County
- Since Smith Mills is near Plymouth County and also Newport County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
- eBird sighting report for Newport County
- 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 Smith Mills ...
We found five communities that share the name Smith Mills.
Within Massachusetts, the name Smith Mills is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alberta community of Smith Mills.
- Kentucky
- Henderson County
- This Smith Mills is located in Henderson County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<2> to the west of the Smith Mills that is located in Bristol County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Smith Mills.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Smith Mills is located in Chautauqua County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<2> to the west of the Smith Mills that is located in Bristol County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Smith Mills.
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Smith Mills is located in Clearfield County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<2> to the west of the Smith Mills that is located in Bristol County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Smith Mills.
- South Carolina
- Georgetown County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Smith Mills [Georgetown County].
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith Mills ...
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.
- Berryman Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryman Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman Corner
- Berryman Corner is located in Bristol County
- Bliss Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bliss Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
- Fairhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hixville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixville
- Hixville is located in Bristol County
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bristol County
- Plainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Bristol County
- Redgate Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgate Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate Corner
- Redgate Corner is located in Bristol County
- Rockdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Russells Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russells Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Mills
- Russells Mills is located in Bristol County
- Suburban Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suburban Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Park
- Suburban Park is located in Bristol County
- Summit Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Summit Grove is located in Bristol County
- University Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Highlands
- University Highlands is located in Bristol County
How Far From Smith Mills 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 Smith Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smith Mills and extending to:
- Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Smith Mills to Taunton, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 370 miles [595.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,529 miles [8,898.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,109 miles [6,612.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smith Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Smith Mills 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Smith Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smith Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6390, Longitude: -70.9912 In this case, the coordinates for Smith Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Smith Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.041 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.524 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.908 degrees. |