Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Henrys 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 Henrys Mills:
  • 41.637232, -79.043531
  • 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 Henrys 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Henrys Mills is near Forest County and also Elk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elk 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 Henrys Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Henrys 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.

• Balltown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Balltown is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Balltown
  • From Henrys Mills to Balltown
• Blue Jay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Jay is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Jay
• Cherry Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Run is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
• Hermit Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hermit Spring
  • From Henrys Mills to Hermit Spring
• Hoover
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoover is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hoover
  • From Henrys Mills to Hoover
• Iron City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Iron City is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
• Lynch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lynch is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
• Mayburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mayburg is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayburg
• Milltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Milltown is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Minister
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Minister is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minister
• Pigeon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pigeon is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
• Pigs Ear
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pigs Ear is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigs Ear
• Truemans
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Truemans is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truemans
• Windy City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Windy City is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City

How Far From Henrys 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 Henrys Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Henrys Mills and extending to:

• Warren, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Henrys Mills to Warren, 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 four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'