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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.
    • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Red Mill is near Clearfield County and also Elk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elk 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 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)
    • Clear Run is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run
  • Deemers Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Deemers Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemers Crossroads
  • Erie Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Erie Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Junction
  • Falls Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harveys Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harveys Run is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Run
  • Lanes Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lanes Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
  • Narrows Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Narrows Creek is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
  • Oklahoma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oklahoma is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
  • Rockdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rockdale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Sandy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Sandy Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Soldier
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Soldier is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
  • Sugar Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Treasure Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake

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:

  • 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 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: 41.1554, Longitude: -78.8222    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.82 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.844 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.623 degrees.