Mill Creek (Brunswick County, NC) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mill Creek

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:
- 34.098505, -78.086382
- 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

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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- Since Mill Creek is near New Hanover County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New Hanover County
- eBird sighting report for Columbus 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 Mill Creek ...

We found 68 communities that share the name Mill Creek.

There are three communities within North Carolina that are also named Mill Creek.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 65 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 65 communities, 66 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Ashe County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Ashe County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Mill Creek.
- Carteret County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Carteret County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Mill Creek.
- Person County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mill Creek [Person County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
  - Clark County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Mill Creek [Clark County].
  - Pope County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Pope County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the west of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Mill Creek.
  - Sebastian County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Sebastian County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km] to the west of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Mill Creek.
- California
  - Tehama County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Tehama County and lies 2,402 miles [3,865.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Mill Creek.
- Delaware
  - New Castle County
  - This Mill Creek is located in New Castle County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Mill Creek.
- Georgia
  - Bulloch County
  - This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Mill Creek [Bulloch County].
  - Hall County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Hall County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the west of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Mill Creek.
  - Liberty County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Liberty County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km] to the southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Mill Creek.
  - Whitfield County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Whitfield County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the west of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitfield County community of Mill Creek.
- Illinois
  - Adams County
  - This community is historic<3> and although located in Adams County, we don't know where within the county.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Mill Creek.
  - Cook County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Mill Creek [Cook County].
  - Lake County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Mill Creek [Lake County].
  - Union County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Union County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Mill Creek.
- Indiana
  - Hamilton County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Mill Creek [Hamilton County].
  - LaPorte County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Mill Creek [LaPorte County].
- Kansas
  - Osborne County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mill Creek [Osborne County].
  - Washington County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mill Creek [Washington County].
- Kentucky
  - Bath County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Bath County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Mill Creek.
  - Johnson County
  - Although located in Johnson County, we don't know the location within the county.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Mill Creek.
  - Mason County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Mill Creek [Mason County].
- Louisiana
  - Sabine Parish
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Mill Creek [Sabine Parish].
  - Winn Parish
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Mill Creek [Winn Parish].
- Maine
  - Penobscot County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Mill Creek [Penobscot County].
- Manitoba
  - We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
  - Talbot County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Talbot County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Mill Creek.
- Michigan
  - Kent County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Mill Creek [Kent County].
- Mississippi
  - Jones County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Jones County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the west of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Mill Creek.
  - Pearl River County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Pearl River County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the west southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pearl River County community of Mill Creek.
  - Rankin County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Rankin County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the west of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Mill Creek.
- Montana
  - Deer Lodge County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Deer Lodge County and lies 1,995 miles [3,210.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deer Lodge County community of Mill Creek.
- Nova Scotia
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Mill Creek.
- Ohio
  - Coshocton County
  - This community is historic<3> and although located in Coshocton County, we don't know where within the county.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Mill Creek.
  - Cuyahoga County
  - This community is historic and although located in Cuyahoga County, we don't know where within the county.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Mill Creek.
  - Delaware County
  - This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Mill Creek [Delaware County].
  - Fulton County
  - This community is historic and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Mill Creek.
  - Williams County
  - This community is historic and although located in Williams County, we don't know where within the county.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Mill Creek.
- Oklahoma
  - Johnston County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Johnston County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the west of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Mill Creek.
- Pennsylvania
  - Elk County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mill Creek [Elk County].
  - Erie County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mill Creek [Erie County].
  - Huntingdon County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Huntingdon County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the north of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Mill Creek.
  - Luzerne County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mill Creek [Luzerne County].
  - Philadelphia County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Philadelphia County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km] to the north northeast of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Mill Creek.
  - Schuylkill County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Schuylkill County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km] to the north northeast of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Mill Creek.
  - Tioga County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Tioga County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km] to the north of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Mill Creek.
- South Carolina
  - Orangeburg County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Orangeburg County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Mill Creek.
- Tennessee
  - Anderson County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Anderson County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Mill Creek.
  - Cumberland County
  - This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mill Creek [Cumberland County].
  - Henry County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Henry County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km] to the west northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Mill Creek.
  - Hickman County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Hickman County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km] to the west northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Mill Creek.
  - Johnson County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Johnson County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Mill Creek.
  - Morgan County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Morgan County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km] to the west northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Mill Creek.
  - Putnam County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Putnam County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km] to the west northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Mill Creek.
  - Scott County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mill Creek [Scott County].
- Texas
  - Guadalupe County
  - This community is historic<3> and although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know where within the county.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Mill Creek.
  - Waller County
  - Although located in Waller County, we don't know the location within the county.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waller County community of Mill Creek.
  - Washington County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Washington County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<1> to the west of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mill Creek.
- Virginia
  - Albemarle County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Albemarle County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the north of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Mill Creek.
  - Franklin County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Franklin County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the north northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Mill Creek.
  - Gloucester County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Gloucester County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the north northeast of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Mill Creek.
  - Grayson County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Grayson County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km] to the northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Mill Creek.
  - Loudoun County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Loudoun County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the north of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Mill Creek.
  - Wise County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Wise County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km] to the northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Mill Creek.
- Washington
  - Snohomish County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,448 miles [3,939.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Mill Creek.
- West Virginia
  - Randolph County
  - This Mill Creek is located in Randolph County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Mill Creek.
- Wisconsin
  - Richland County
  - This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Mill Creek [Richland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Creek ...

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.

Bishop
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishop is located in Brunswick County
Boiling Spring Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Spring Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
- Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
Bolivia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Bolivia is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivia <5>
Half Hell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Hell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Hell
- Half Hell is located in Brunswick County
Henrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Henrytown is located in Brunswick County
Piney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Brunswick County
Russells Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russells Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Creek
- Russells Creek is located in Brunswick County
Suburb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suburb have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburb
- Suburb is located in Brunswick County
Town Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County

How Far From Mill Creek 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 Mill Creek 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 and extending to:

Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies just to the West Southwest.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Mill Creek to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 336 miles [540.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,834 miles [10,998.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,720 miles [7,596.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Brunswick County: www.brunsco.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mill Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0985, Longitude: -78.0864 In this case, the coordinates for Mill Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>	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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Mill Creek 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.
<3>	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 Mill Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>	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.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Mill Creek 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 308.671 degrees.
<9>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.61 degrees.
<10>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.81 degrees.