Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rices Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rices Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rices 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 Rices Mills:
- 41.491166, -80.737304
- 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 Rices 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 Trumbull County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
- Since Rices Mills is near Ashtabula County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ashtabula County
- eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Rices Mills ...
We found one communities that share the name Rices Mills.
Within Ohio, the name Rices Mills is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Rices Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Vermont
- Orange County
- This Rices Mills is located in Orange County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rices Mills that is located in Trumbull County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Rices Mills.
- Vermont
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rices 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.
- Cherry Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Ashtabula County
- Clover Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Trumbull County
- Dewey ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Dodgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Farmdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Greene
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Greene is located in Trumbull County
- Greene Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Center
- Greene Center is located in Trumbull County
- Kinsman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
- Kinsman is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinsman <3>
- Triumph
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Wick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Rices 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 Rices Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rices Mills and extending to:
- Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rices Mills to Warren, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 264 miles [424.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,536 miles [7,300 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rices Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Trumbull County: www.co.trumbull.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rices Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rices Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4912, Longitude: -80.7373 In this case, the coordinates for Rices 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 Rices 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 309.993 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.225 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.379 degrees. |