Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Forest Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forest 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 Forest Mills:
- 44.297743, -92.640746
- 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 Forest 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 Goodhue County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Goodhue County
- Since Forest Mills is near Wabasha County and also Olmsted County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wabasha County
- eBird sighting report for Olmsted 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 Forest Mills ...
We found five communities that share the name Forest Mills.
Within Minnesota, the name Forest Mills is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, 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 ...
- Iowa
- Allamakee 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 Iowa community of Forest Mills [Allamakee County].
- Kansas
- Linn 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 Kansas community of Forest Mills [Linn County].
- Missouri
- Jasper County
- This Forest Mills is located in Jasper County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<2> to the south of the Forest Mills that is located in Goodhue County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Forest Mills.
- Ontario
- This Forest Mills lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<2> to the east of the Forest Mills that is located in Goodhue County.
- Tennessee
- Robertson County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Forest Mills [Robertson County].
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest 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.
- Bear Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Wabasha County
- Bombay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Cedar Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
- Cedar Beach is located in Olmsted County
- Claybank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Danesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danesville
- Danesville is located in Dodge County
- Hay Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Oak Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
- Oak Center is located in Wabasha County
- Pine Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Goodhue County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Island <5>
- Post Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Skyberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - White Willow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow
- White Willow is located in Goodhue County
How Far From Forest Mills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Forest Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Mills and extending to:
- Red Wing, which is the Seat of Goodhue County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Mills to Red Wing, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 885 miles [1,424.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Goodhue County: www.co.goodhue.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.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 Forest 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2977, Longitude: -92.6407 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Forest Mills, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Forest Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.854 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.564 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.482 degrees. |