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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 Allen Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allen Mills and the surrounding area.
- 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 Allen Mills:
- 37.504494, -90.694843
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Allen 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 Iron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iron County
- Since Allen Mills is near Reynolds County and also Saint Francois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Reynolds County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Francois 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Allen Mills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allen 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
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Berryman is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Chloride
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chloride is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
- English Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- English Town is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Glover
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glover is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Hogan
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hogan is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
- Lake Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Springs is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Springs
- Lesterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Snow Hollow Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Snow Hollow Lake is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hollow Lake
How Far From Allen 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 Allen Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Allen Mills and extending to:
- Ironton, which is the Seat of Iron County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Allen Mills to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 746 miles [1,200.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,244 miles [11,658.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,123 miles [8,244.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Allen Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Allen Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allen Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5045, Longitude: -90.6948 In this case, the coordinates for Allen Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.346 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.917 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.128 degrees. |
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