Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mill Camp:
  • 43.795677, -123.227588
  • 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 Mill Camp

• 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 Lane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lane County
  • Since Mill Camp is near Douglas County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Mill Camp

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Camp ...

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.

• Comstock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Comstock is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
• Cottage Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottage Grove <1>
• Curtin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Curtin is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curtin <1>
• Divide ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Divide is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
• Drain
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Drain is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drain <1>
• Gap
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gap is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap
• London
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • London is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
• London Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • London Springs is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Springs
• Mound ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mound is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
• Royal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Royal is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
• Wolf Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolf Creek is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek

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

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

• Eugene, which is the Seat of Lane County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mill Camp to Eugene, 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 five to six hours.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,386 miles [3,839.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,799 miles [12,551.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'