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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 Mill Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill Town 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 Town:
    • 32.635693, -90.032584
    • 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 Mill Town
  • 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Since Mill Town is near Rankin County and also Yazoo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Yazoo 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 Mill Town

Communities Also Named Mill Town ...

We found three communities that are also named Mill Town.

Within Mississippi, the name Mill Town is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Iron County
      • Although located in Iron County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Mill Town.
    • Tennessee
      • Macon County
      • This Mill Town is located in Macon County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mill Town that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Mill Town.
    • Texas
      • Trinity County
      • This Mill Town is located in Trinity County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mill Town that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Mill Town.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Town ...

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.

  • Cedar Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Farmhaven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Farmhaven is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmhaven
  • Havendale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Havendale is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havendale
  • Hunters Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunters Creek is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
  • Mannsdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mannsdale is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
  • Meeks Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Meeks Ferry is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Ferry
  • Milltown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Milltown is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Oaks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oaks is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Pecan Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pecan Creek is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Creek
  • Sand Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Sandalwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sandalwood is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
  • Scotland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotland is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Scotland Fork
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Scotland Fork is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Fork
    • Stokes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Stokes is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
    • Stonegate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Stonegate is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Summertree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Summertree is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertree
    • Twelve Oaks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
    • Twin Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Twin Harbor is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Harbor

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

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the South.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Mill Town to Jackson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 845 miles [1,359.9 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 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,318 miles [8,558.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mill Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Town 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 Mill Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6357, Longitude: -90.0326       In this case, the coordinates for Mill Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.577 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.37 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.777 degrees.