RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Mississippi >> Rankin County >> Mill Creek Place >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Mississippi


The Commemorative Quarter for Mississippi







Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mill Creek Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill Creek Place and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Creek Place:
    • 32.365422, -90.013972
    • 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 Creek Place
  • 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 Creek Place ...

We found one communities that share the name Mill Creek Place.

Within Mississippi, the name Mill Creek Place is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Mill Creek Place in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Paulding County
      • This Mill Creek Place is located in Paulding County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mill Creek Place that is located in Rankin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Mill Creek Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Creek Place ...

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.

  • Arrowhead Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowhead Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
    • Arrowhead Point is located in Rankin County
  • Forest Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Point
    • Forest Point is located in Rankin County
  • Harbourview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbourview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbourview
    • Harbourview is located in Rankin County
  • Lakeshore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeshore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
    • Lakeshore is located in Rankin County
  • Millrun
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millrun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
    • Millrun is located in Rankin County
  • Paradise Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
    • Paradise Point is located in Rankin County
  • Sunrise Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
    • Sunrise Point is located in Rankin County
  • Timber Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lakes
    • Timber Lakes is located in Rankin County
  • Turtle Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
    • Turtle Creek is located in Rankin County
  • Waterwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterwood
    • Waterwood is located in Rankin County
  • Woodlake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
    • Woodlake is located in Rankin County

How Far From Mill Creek Place 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 Mill Creek Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mill Creek Place and extending to:

  • Brandon, which is the Seat of Rankin County, lies just to the South.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Mill Creek Place to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 855 miles [1,376 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,454 miles [11,996.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,329 miles [8,576.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mill Creek Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.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- Mill Creek Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mill Creek Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3654, Longitude: -90.0140       In this case, the coordinates for Mill Creek Place 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 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 Mill Creek Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.541 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.291 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.815 degrees.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024