Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McConnells Mill:
  • 40.952841, -80.170060
  • 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 McConnells Mill

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since McConnells Mill is near Butler County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver 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 McConnells Mill

Communities Also Named McConnells Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named McConnells Mill.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named McConnells Mill.

Beyond Pennsylvania.

• Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
  • Washington County
    • This McConnells Mill is located in Washington County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the south of the McConnells Mill that is located in Lawrence County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of McConnells Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McConnells Mill ...

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.

• Duckrun
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Duckrun is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckrun
• Elliotts Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Elliotts Mills is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Mills
• Energy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Energy is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
• Jacksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacksville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksville
• Kennedy Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Kennedy Mill is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Mill
• Pleasant Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Portersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Portersville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portersville <2>
• Pyles Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pyles Mills is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Mills
• Rockville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rockville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Rose Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McConnells Mill and extending to:

• New Castle, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from McConnells Mill to New Castle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,938 miles [9,556.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'