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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mill Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill Grove 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 Mill Grove:
- 40.882865, -76.352167
- 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 Mill Grove
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Mill Grove is near Schuylkill County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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 Mill Grove
Communities Also Named Mill Grove ...
We found seven communities that are also named Mill Grove.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Mill Grove.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Montgomery County
- This Mill Grove is located in Montgomery County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mill Grove that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mill Grove.
- Westmoreland County
- This Mill Grove is located in Westmoreland County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mill Grove that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Mill Grove.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Mercer County
- This Mill Grove is located in Mercer County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the west of the Mill Grove that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Mill Grove.
- Monroe County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Monroe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Mill Grove.
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Mill Grove is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mill Grove that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Mill Grove.
- North Carolina
- Durham County
- This Mill Grove is located in Durham County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mill Grove that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Mill Grove.
- Ohio
- Morgan County
- This Mill Grove is located in Morgan County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mill Grove that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Mill Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Grove ...
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.
- Atlas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Beaver Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Valley is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Beaverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdale is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Big Mine Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Big Mine Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mine Run
- Diamondtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diamondtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondtown
- Dogtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Fountain Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Locustdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Mainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Natalie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Queen City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Raven Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Ringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Slabtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Strong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
- Zion Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Mill Grove 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 Mill Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mill Grove and extending to:
- Bloomsburg, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mill Grove to Bloomsburg, with an average speed<4> 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,785 miles [9,310.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,372 miles [7,036.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mill Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Grove 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 Mill Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8829, Longitude: -76.3522 In this case, the coordinates for Mill Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.332 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.116 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.621 degrees. |
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