Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Troy Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Troy Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Troy Mills
- 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 Troy Mills:
- 40.146698, -92.600471
- 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 Troy 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 Adair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Adair County
- Since Troy Mills is near Macon County and also Schuyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Macon County
- eBird sighting report for Schuyler 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 Troy Mills ...
We found one communities that share the name Troy Mills.
Within Missouri, the name Troy Mills is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Troy Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Linn County
- This Troy Mills is located in Linn County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Troy Mills that is located in Adair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Troy Mills.
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Troy 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.
- Clay ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Cottage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Dart ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Elmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Elmer is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Green Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Grove is located in Adair County
- Kirksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Kirksville is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirksville <3>
- Mercyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercyville
- Mercyville is located in Macon County
- Mines ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Paultown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Ringo Point ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringo Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo Point
- Ringo Point is located in Adair County
- Sublette ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Zig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Troy 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 Troy Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Troy Mills once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Troy Mills and extending to:
- Kirksville, which is the Seat of Adair County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Troy Mills to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 48 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,192 miles [11,574.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,080 miles [8,175.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Troy Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Troy Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1467, Longitude: -92.6005 In this case, the coordinates for Troy Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Troy Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Troy Mills 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 317.736 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.873 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.467 degrees. |