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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:
    • 40.800620, -77.644719
    • 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 Centre County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre County
    • Since Red Mill is near Mifflin County and also Huntingdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mifflin 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 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 ...
    • Cambria County
      • This Red Mill is located in Cambria County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Red Mill that is located in Centre County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Red Mill.
    • Jefferson County
      • This Red Mill is located in Jefferson County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Red Mill that is located in Centre 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 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east of the Red Mill that is located in Centre 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 1,646 miles [2,649 km]<1> to the west of the Red Mill that is located in Centre 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 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Red Mill that is located in Centre County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Red Mill.
    • Quebec
      • This Red Mill lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Red Mill that is located in Centre 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.

  • Beaverdam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaverdam is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
  • Farmers Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmers Mills is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
  • Fruittown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fruittown is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
  • Garden View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden View is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
  • Green Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Grove is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
  • Locust Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Locust Grove is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Peru
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Peru is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Pleasant Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Potters Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Potters Mills is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
  • Spring Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Red Mill 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 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:

  • Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Red Mill to Bellefonte, 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 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: 40.8006, Longitude: -77.6447       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 308.123 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.999 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.231 degrees.