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

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Mill Creek Settlement
  • 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 Settlement:
    • 39.178520, -119.822961
    • 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 Creek Settlement
  • 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 Carson City as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carson City
    • Since Mill Creek Settlement is near Washoe County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washoe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Creek Settlement

Communities Also Named Mill Creek Settlement ...

We found one communities that are also named Mill Creek Settlement.

There is one other community in Nevada that is also named Mill Creek Settlement.

Beyond Nevada.

  • Communities Located In Nevada ...
    • Ormsby County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Ormsby County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ormsby County community of Mill Creek Settlement.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Creek Settlement ...

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.

  • American City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • American City is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
  • American Flat ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • American Flat is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
  • Bridge House ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bridge House is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge House
  • Comstock ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Comstock is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
  • Crystal Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Empire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Empire is located in Carson City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Eureka ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Eureka is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Franktown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Franktown is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
  • Indian Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Indian Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Jumbo ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jumbo is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
    • Lakeview Summit
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
    • Mound House
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • New Empire
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • New Empire is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
    • Spooner Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Spooner Junction is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner Junction
    • Sundown Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Sundown Town is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Mill Creek Settlement once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mill Creek Settlement and extending to:

  • Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies just to the east (E).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,273 miles [3,658 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Mill Creek Settlement to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 130 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 89 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,042 miles [12,942.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mill Creek Settlement) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Settlement 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 Creek Settlement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1785, Longitude: -119.8230       In this case, the coordinates for Mill Creek Settlement have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.176 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.797 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.563 degrees.