Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kimball Mill:
  • 44.085621, -75.347974
  • 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 Kimball Mill

• 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Since Kimball Mill is near Saint Lawrence County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Kimball Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kimball Mill ...

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.

• Fargo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Fargo is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
• Forest City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest City is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
• Fowler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fowler is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
• Fullerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Fullerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
• High Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • High Falls is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
• Indian River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Indian River is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
• Jayville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jayville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayville
• Natural Bridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Natural Bridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Bridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Bridge <1>
• Pond Settlement
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pond Settlement is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Settlement
• Soft Maple
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Soft Maple is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soft Maple
• Texas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Texas is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kimball Mill and extending to:

• Lowville, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kimball Mill to Lowville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 368 miles [592.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,611 miles [9,030 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,210 miles [6,775.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'