|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Atkinson Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atkinson Mills and the surrounding area.
- 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 Atkinson Mills:
- 40.455207, -77.818845
- 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 Atkinson 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 Mifflin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mifflin County
- Since Atkinson Mills is near Huntingdon County and also Juniata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Juniata 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 Atkinson Mills
Communities Also Named Atkinson Mills ...
We found one communities that are also named Atkinson Mills.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Atkinson Mills is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Atkinson Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Piscataquis County
- This Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Atkinson Mills that is located in Mifflin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Atkinson Mills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atkinson 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.
- Birdville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cold Spring is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cross Keys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Little Kansas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Little Kansas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kansas
- Lockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Longfellow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Longfellow is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
- Lucy Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lucy Furnace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Furnace
- Mechanicsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Peru Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Vineyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
How Far From Atkinson Mills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Atkinson Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Atkinson Mills and extending to:
- Lewistown, which is the Seat of Mifflin County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Atkinson Mills to Lewistown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 115 miles [185.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Atkinson Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Atkinson Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atkinson Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4552, Longitude: -77.8188 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.254 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.093 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.445 degrees. |
|
|