Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Smiths Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smiths Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Smiths Mill
- 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 Smiths Mill:
- 44.137745, -93.768006
- 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 Smiths Mill
- 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 Blue Earth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blue Earth County
- Since Smiths Mill is near Waseca County and also Le Sueur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Waseca County
- eBird sighting report for Le Sueur 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 Smiths Mill ...
We found eight communities that share the name Smiths Mill.
There is one other community in Minnesota which is also named Smiths Mill.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Minnesota ...
- Waseca 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 Minnesota community of Smiths Mill [Waseca County].
- Waseca County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Talladega County
- This Smiths Mill is located in Talladega County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Smiths Mill that is located in Blue Earth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Smiths Mill.
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Maricopa County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Smiths Mill.
- Georgia
- Jasper 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 Georgia community of Smiths Mill [Jasper County].
- Troup County
- This Smiths Mill is located in Troup County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Smiths Mill that is located in Blue Earth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Smiths Mill.
- Mississippi
- Simpson 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 Mississippi community of Smiths Mill [Simpson County].
- Texas
- Upshur 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 Texas community of Smiths Mill [Upshur County].
- Virginia
- Spotsylvania County
- This Smiths Mill is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Smiths Mill that is located in Blue Earth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Smiths Mill.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smiths Mill ...
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.
- Colony Court
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Court
- Colony Court is located in Waseca County
- Eagle Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <5>
- Elysian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian
- Elysian is located in Waseca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysian <5>
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Janesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Waseca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <5>
- Lake Elysian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Elysian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Elysian
- Lake Elysian is located in Waseca County
- Marysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Rogers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Skyline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Smiths Mill 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 Smiths Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smiths Mill and extending to:
- Mankato, which is the Seat of Blue Earth County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Smiths Mill to Mankato, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 935 miles [1,504.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,943 miles [7,955 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smiths Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Blue Earth County: www.co.blue-earth.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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Smiths Mill 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Smiths Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smiths Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1377, Longitude: -93.7680 In this case, the coordinates for Smiths Mill 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 Smiths Mill, 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 Smiths Mill 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 318.646 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.447 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.13 degrees. |