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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 Lewis Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lewis Mill 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 Lewis Mill:
- 39.257429, -92.853287
- 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 Lewis 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 Chariton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chariton County
- Since Lewis Mill is near Howard County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline 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 Lewis Mill
Communities Also Named Lewis Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Lewis Mill.
Within Missouri, the name Lewis Mill is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Lewis Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Lewis Mill is located in Frederick County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lewis Mill that is located in Chariton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Lewis Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewis 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.
- Forest Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Green is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Glasgow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grand Port
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Port is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Port
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Louisville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Louisville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Missouri Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Oil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Saline City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Lewis Mill 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 Lewis Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lewis Mill and extending to:
- Keytesville, which is the Seat of Chariton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lewis Mill to Keytesville, 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 59 miles [95 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 847 miles [1,363.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,502 miles [10,464 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 5,130 miles [8,255.9 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- Lewis Mill) 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 Lewis Mill 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 Lewis Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2574, Longitude: -92.8533 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.867 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.907 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.783 degrees. |
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