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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 Pohlman Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pohlman 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 Pohlman Mill:
- 38.460608, -90.965141
- 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 Pohlman 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Pohlman Mill is near Saint Charles County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Pohlman Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pohlman 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.
- Benson Tourist City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benson Tourist City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Tourist City
- Clover Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Dundee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Fourmile Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Gray Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lonedell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Lyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lyon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Marthasville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Piney Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Piney Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Park
- Plum Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plum Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Ford
- Robertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Village of Three Creeks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
How Far From Pohlman 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 Pohlman Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pohlman Mill and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Pohlman Mill to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 750 miles [1,207 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 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 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pohlman Mill) 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 Pohlman 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 Pohlman Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4606, Longitude: -90.9651 In this case, the coordinates for Pohlman Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.57 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.305 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.047 degrees. |
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