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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 White Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Mills 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 White Mills:
    • 41.526200, -75.203508
    • 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 White Mills
  • 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 White Mills ...

We found one communities that share the name White Mills.

Within Pennsylvania, the name White Mills is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named White Mills in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Hardin County
      • This White Mills is located in Hardin County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the White Mills that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of White Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Mills ...

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.

  • Bethany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <3>
  • Cherry Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
    • Cherry Ridge is located in Wayne County
  • Fallsdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsdale
    • Fallsdale is located in Wayne County
  • Fawn Lake Forest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawn Lake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake Forest
    • Fawn Lake Forest is located in Pike County
  • Gravity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
    • Gravity is located in Wayne County
  • Hunts Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
    • Hunts Corners is located in Sullivan County (NY)
  • Indian Orchard
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
    • Indian Orchard is located in Wayne County
  • Lake Ariel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ariel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ariel
    • Lake Ariel is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ariel <3>
  • Lakeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Masthope
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
      • Masthope is located in Pike County
    • Masthope Rapids
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masthope Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope Rapids
      • Masthope Rapids is located in Pike County
    • Narrowsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrowsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrowsburg
      • Narrowsburg is located in Sullivan County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrowsburg <3>
    • Pink
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
      • Pink is located in Wayne County
    • Tanglewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
      • Tanglewood is located in Pike County
    • Tanners Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanners Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Falls
      • Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County

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

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

  • Honesdale, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from White Mills to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 205 miles [329.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,711 miles [9,191 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,298 miles [6,917 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5262, Longitude: -75.2035       In this case, the coordinates for White Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<5>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 White Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.576 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.364 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.831 degrees.









 

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