Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for 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 Mill:
- 37.889497, -90.346789
- 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
- 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 Sainte Genevieve County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sainte Genevieve County
- Since Mill is near Saint Francois County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Francois County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 ...
We found four communities that share the name Mill.
Within Missouri, the name Mill is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Chestnut Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Copper Mine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Mine
- Copper Mine is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Federal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Flat River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- French Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- French Village is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Village <5>
- Hazel Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Hurryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurryville
- Hurryville is located in Saint Francois County
- Park Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Park Hills is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hills <5>
- Pickel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Rivermines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivermines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Rocky Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
How Far From 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 Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mill and extending to:
- Sainte Genevieve, which is the Seat of Sainte Genevieve County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mill to Sainte Genevieve, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 723 miles [1,163.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mill. 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8895, Longitude: -90.3468 In this case, the coordinates for Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 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. |
| <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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.138 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.73 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.884 degrees. |