Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Madison Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Madison Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Madison 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 Madison Mills:
- 39.653672, -83.339638
- 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 Madison 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Madison Mills is near Madison County and also Pickaway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Pickaway 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 Madison Mills ...
We found one communities that share the name Madison Mills.
Within Ohio, the name Madison Mills is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Madison Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Madison County
- This Madison Mills is located in Madison County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Madison Mills that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Madison Mills.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Madison 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.
- Cook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Derby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Era
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Pickaway County
- Kingfred ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Kozy Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kozy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kozy Corners
- Kozy Corners is located in Pickaway County
- New Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- New Holland is located in Pickaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <3>
- Parrott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Range
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Yankeetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Yankeetown is located in Fayette County
How Far From Madison 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 Madison Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Madison Mills and extending to:
- Washington Court House, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Madison Mills to Washington Court House, 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 340 miles [547.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Madison Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fayette County: www.fayette-co-oh.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Madison Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Madison Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6537, Longitude: -83.3396 In this case, the coordinates for Madison 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 Madison 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 311.691 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.88 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.204 degrees. |