Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shiloh 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 Shiloh Mills:
  • 35.905435, -77.494137
  • 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 Shiloh 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 Edgecombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
  • Since Shiloh Mills is near Pitt County and also Halifax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax 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 Shiloh Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shiloh 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.

• Conetoe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
• Deans Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Deans Heights is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Heights
• Fountain Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fountain Fork is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Fork
• Henrietta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Hope Lodge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
• Logsboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Logsboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsboro
• Mayos Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayos Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayos Crossroads
• Mildred
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
• Pine Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Piney Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Grove is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Princeville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Speed
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Speed is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
• Woodgreen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Woodgreen is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodgreen

How Far From Shiloh Mills 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 Shiloh Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shiloh Mills and extending to:

• Tarboro, which is the Seat of Edgecombe County, lies just to the West.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Shiloh Mills to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 208 miles [334.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,045 miles [9,728.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,619 miles [7,433.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'