Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eureka Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eureka Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eureka 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 Eureka Mills:
- 35.919860, -80.370610
- 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 Eureka 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 Davidson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Since Eureka Mills is near Davie County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davie County
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Eureka Mills ...
We found three communities that share the name Eureka Mills.
Within North Carolina, the name Eureka Mills is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Plumas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Eureka Mills [Plumas County].
- Nevada
- Eureka County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Eureka Mills.
- Virginia
- Charlotte County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Eureka Mills [Charlotte County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eureka 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.
- Advance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Advance is located in Davie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <4>
- Arnold
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Bixby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Currytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Elbaville
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Davidson County
- Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Jakesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakesville
- Jakesville is located in Davidson County
- Kentwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Muddy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Petersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Davidson County
- Random Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Random Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
- Random Woods is located in Davidson County
- Reeds Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossroads
- Reeds Crossroads is located in Davidson County
- Reedy Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Welcome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Welcome is located in Davidson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welcome <4>
- Muddy Creek
How Far From Eureka Mills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eureka Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Eureka Mills and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eureka Mills to Lexington, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eureka Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Eureka Mills 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. |
| <2> | 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 Eureka Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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- Eureka Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eureka Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9199, Longitude: -80.3706 In this case, the coordinates for Eureka Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Eureka Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.946 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.337 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.108 degrees. |