Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mills Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mills Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mills Ridge
- 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 Mills Ridge:
- 35.887940, -76.157702
- 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 Mills Ridge
- 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 Tyrrell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tyrrell County
- Since Mills Ridge is near Dare County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dare County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mills Ridge ...
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.
- Alligator
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Alligator is located in Tyrrell County
- Fort Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
- Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
- Frying Pan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frying Pan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frying Pan
- Frying Pan is located in Tyrrell County
- Goat Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Jerry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Lewis Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Point
- Lewis Point is located in Tyrrell County
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Tyrrell County
- River Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Neck
- River Neck is located in Tyrrell County
- Soundside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Mills Ridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mills Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mills Ridge and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Tyrrell County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mills Ridge to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mills Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mills Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mills Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8879, Longitude: -76.1577 In this case, the coordinates for Mills Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mills Ridge 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 307.549 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.591 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.488 degrees. |