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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 Red Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Mill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Red Mill:
    • 40.514514, -78.901693
    • 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 Red 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 Cambria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
    • Since Red Mill is near Indiana County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Red Mill

Communities Also Named Red Mill ...

We found six communities that are also named Red Mill.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Red Mill.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Centre County
      • This Red Mill is located in Centre County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Red Mill that is located in Cambria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Red Mill.
    • Jefferson County
      • This Red Mill is located in Jefferson County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the north of the Red Mill that is located in Cambria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Red Mill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Red Mill is located in Hunterdon County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the east of the Red Mill that is located in Cambria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Red Mill.
    • New Mexico
      • Socorro County
      • This Red Mill is located in Socorro County and lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km]<1> to the west of the Red Mill that is located in Cambria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Socorro County community of Red Mill.
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Red Mill is located in Oswego County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Red Mill that is located in Cambria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Red Mill.
    • Quebec
      • This Red Mill lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Red Mill that is located in Cambria County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red 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.

  • Adams Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Adams Crossing is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
  • Blue Goose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Goose is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
  • Charlies Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Charlies Grove is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlies Grove
  • Concrete Bridge Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dilltown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwards Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Edwards Crossing is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
  • Littletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Littletown is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
  • Strongstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Suncliff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Suncliff is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
  • Tripoli
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Tripoli is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
  • Twenty Row
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Twenty Row is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Row
  • Twin Rocks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Red Mill to Ebensburg, 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 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 149 miles [239.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Red Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Red Mill 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 Red Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5145, Longitude: -78.9017       In this case, the coordinates for Red Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.91 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.847 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.905 degrees.