Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mill Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mill Grove
- 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 Mill Grove:
- 40.309177, -93.593554
- 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 Mill Grove
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Mill Grove is near Grundy County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grundy County
- eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Mill Grove ...
We found seven communities that share the name Mill Grove.
There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Mill Grove.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Monroe County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Monroe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Mill Grove.
- Monroe County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Mill Grove is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mill Grove that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Mill Grove.
- North Carolina
- Durham County
- This Mill Grove is located in Durham County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Mill Grove that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Mill Grove.
- Ohio
- Morgan County
- This Mill Grove is located in Morgan County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<2> to the east of the Mill Grove that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Mill Grove.
- Pennsylvania
- Columbia County
- This Mill Grove is located in Columbia County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<2> to the east of the Mill Grove that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Mill Grove.
- Montgomery County
- This Mill Grove is located in Montgomery County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km] to the east of the Mill Grove that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mill Grove.
- Westmoreland County
- This Mill Grove is located in Westmoreland County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the east of the Mill Grove that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Mill Grove.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Grove ...
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.
- Bolton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Burrows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Buttsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttsville
- Buttsville is located in Grundy County
- Cookman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Edinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Half Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <4>
- Melbourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Saline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Wintersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Wintersville is located in Sullivan County
How Far From Mill Grove 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 Mill Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mill Grove and extending to:
- Princeton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the North.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Mill Grove to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,111 miles [8,225.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mill Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mill Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mill Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mill Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3092, Longitude: -93.5936 In this case, the coordinates for Mill Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mill Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.419 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.682 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.926 degrees. |