Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mill City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mill City
- 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 City:
- 44.753006, -122.478576
- 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 Mill City
- 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 Linn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Linn County
- Since Mill City is near Marion County and also Clackamas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Clackamas 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 Mill City ...
We found six communities that share the name Mill City.
Within Oregon, the name Mill City is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Connecticut
- Nevada
- Humboldt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Mill City [Humboldt County].
- Pershing County
- This Mill City is located in Pershing County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Mill City that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pershing County community of Mill City.
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill City ...
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.
- Elkhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Elkhorn Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Woods
- Elkhorn Woods is located in Marion County
- Fox Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
- Fox Valley is located in Linn County
- Gates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Gates is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates <5>
- Jawbone Flats ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jawbone Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jawbone Flats
- Jawbone Flats is located in Marion County
- Jordan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jordan is located in Linn County
- Lone Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Lyons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
- Silver Falls City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
- Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
How Far From Mill City 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 city such as Mill City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mill City and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Linn County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mill City to Albany, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,341 miles [3,767.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,725 miles [12,432.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mill City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mill City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Mill City could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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- Mill City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mill City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7530, Longitude: -122.4786 In this case, the coordinates for Mill City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Mill City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.839 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.247 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.035 degrees. |