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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 Harrison Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harrison 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 Harrison Mills:
- 38.080325, -91.146529
- 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 Harrison 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Harrison Mills is near Washington County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Harrison Mills
Communities Also Named Harrison Mills ...
We found two communities that are also named Harrison Mills.
Within Missouri, the name Harrison Mills is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Harrison Mills lies 1,704 miles [2,742.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Harrison Mills that is located in Crawford County.
- Ohio
- Scioto County
- This Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the east of the Harrison Mills that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Harrison Mills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrison 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Bourbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butts
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Butts is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
- Caseyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Caseyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Cherry Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crossroads is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Four Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Four Points is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Monday
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monday is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Oak Grove has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Village
- Patsy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patsy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsy
- Pea Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Service ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Service is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
How Far From Harrison Mills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Harrison Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harrison Mills and extending to:
- Steelville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harrison Mills to Steelville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 763 miles [1,227.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harrison Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Harrison 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 Harrison Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0803, Longitude: -91.1465 In this case, the coordinates for Harrison Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.671 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.37 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.215 degrees. |
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