Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Red Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Red 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 Red Mills:
- 42.527572, -76.321323
- 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 Red 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 Tompkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tompkins County
- Since Red Mills is near Cortland County and also Cayuga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cortland County
- eBird sighting report for Cayuga 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 Red Mills ...
We found six communities that share the name Red Mills.
There are three communities within New York that are also named Red Mills.
Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Columbia County
- Saint Lawrence County
- Ulster County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This Red Mills is located in Augusta County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Red Mills that is located in Tompkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Red Mills.
- Rockbridge County
- This Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km] to the south southwest of the Red Mills that is located in Tompkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of Red Mills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red 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.
- Chipman Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chipman Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman Corners
- Chipman Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Freeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
- Freeville is located in Tompkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <3>
- Gracie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Grotto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Halls Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Halls Corner is located in Cayuga County
- Head Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Head Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Corners
- Head Corners is located in Tompkins County
- Howland Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howland Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Corners
- Howland Corners is located in Tompkins County
- Lacy Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Corners
- Lacy Corners is located in Tompkins County
- Peruville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Summer Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Willow Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Willow Glen is located in Tompkins County
How Far From Red Mills 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 Red Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Mills and extending to:
- Ithaca, which is the Seat of Tompkins County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Red Mills to Ithaca, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the east (E). 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 253 miles [407.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,309 miles [6,934.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Red Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5276, Longitude: -76.3213 In this case, the coordinates for Red Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Red Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.159 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.182 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.902 degrees. |