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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:
    • 41.155369, -78.822232
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Red Mill
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Red Mill ...

We found six communities that share the name Red Mill.

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another four communities that are located throughout 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 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south of the Red Mill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Red Mill.
    • Centre County
      • This Red Mill is located in Centre County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Red Mill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Red Mill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Red Mill is located in Hunterdon County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the east of the Red Mill that is located in Jefferson 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 1,589 miles [2,557.2 km]<1> to the west of the Red Mill that is located in Jefferson 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 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Red Mill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Red Mill.
    • Quebec
      • This Red Mill lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Red Mill that is located in Jefferson 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.

  • Clear Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run
    • Clear Run is located in Clearfield County
  • Deemers Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deemers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemers Crossroads
    • Deemers Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
  • Erie Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Junction
    • Erie Junction is located in Jefferson County
  • Falls Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
    • Falls Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Creek <3>
  • Harveys Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Run
    • Harveys Run is located in Jefferson County
  • Lanes Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
    • Lanes Mills is located in Jefferson County
  • Narrows Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
    • Narrows Creek is located in Clearfield County
  • Oklahoma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
    • Oklahoma is located in Clearfield County
  • Rockdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Rockdale is located in Jefferson County
  • Sandy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Sandy is located in Clearfield County
  • Sandy Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Soldier
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
    • Soldier is located in Jefferson County
  • Sugar Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
    • Sugar Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Treasure Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treasure Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
    • Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County

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:

  • Brookville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Red Mill to Brookville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Red Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1554, Longitude: -78.8222    
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.82 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.844 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.623 degrees.









 

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