Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rees Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rees Mill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rees Mill

• 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 Rees Mill:
  • 39.912019, -80.223120
  • 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 Rees 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Rees Mill is near Washington County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Rees Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rees 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.

• Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluff is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
• Deer Lick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Lick is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
• Graysville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Graysville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graysville <1>
• Gump
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gump is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
• Kirby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kirby is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
• Plumbsock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Plumbsock is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbsock
• Ringlands
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ringlands is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringlands
• Rogersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogersville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
• Rush Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rush Crossroads is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Crossroads
• Stony Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stony Point is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Ten Mile
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ten Mile is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rees Mill and extending to:

• Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rees Mill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,578 miles [7,367.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'