Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mellotts 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 Mellotts Mill:
  • 40.017308, -78.038337
  • 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 Mellotts 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Since Mellotts Mill is near Franklin County and also Huntingdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon 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 Mellotts Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mellotts 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.

• Breezy Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Breezy Point is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
• Budds Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Budds Place is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Place
• Burnt Cabins
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
• Gracey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gracey is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
• Green Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Hill is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Knobsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Knobsville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
• Metal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Metal is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
• Old Mountain House
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Old Mountain House is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mountain House
• Pleasant Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Shortys Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shortys Place is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortys Place
• Sweetwater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sweetwater is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
• Valley-Hi
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Waterfall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Waterfall is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterfall <1>

How Far From Mellotts Mill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mellotts Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• McConnellsburg, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Mellotts Mill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 93 miles [149.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'