Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mills Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mills Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mills Village
- 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 Mills Village:
- 38.846469, -82.240704
- 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 Mills Village
- 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 Gallia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gallia County
- Since Mills Village is near Mason County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mason County
- eBird sighting report for Meigs 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mills Village ...
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.
- Evans Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Heights
- Evans Heights is located in Gallia County
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Gallia County
- Hedgewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Hideaway Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideaway Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Hideaway Acres is located in Gallia County
- Lawnview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Mapleshade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleshade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleshade
- Mapleshade is located in Gallia County
- Meadow Look
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Look have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Look
- Meadow Look is located in Gallia County
- Orchard Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Orchard Hill is located in Gallia County
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Gallia County
- Willow Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
- Willow Woods is located in Gallia County
How Far From Mills Village 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 Mills Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mills Village and extending to:
- Gallipolis, which is the Seat of Gallia County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Mills Village to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,708 miles [7,576.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mills Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gallia County: www.gallianet.net/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mills Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mills Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8465, Longitude: -82.2407 In this case, the coordinates for Mills Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mills Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.024 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.00 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.969 degrees. |