Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Forest Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forest Mills
- 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 Forest Mills:
- 36.616711, -87.094446
- 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 Forest Mills
- 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since Forest Mills is near Todd County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Todd County
- eBird sighting report for Logan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Forest Mills ...
We found five communities that share the name Forest Mills.
Within Tennessee, the name Forest Mills is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Allamakee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Forest Mills [Allamakee County].
- Kansas
- Linn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Forest Mills [Linn County].
- Minnesota
- Goodhue County
- This Forest Mills is located in Goodhue County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Forest Mills that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goodhue County community of Forest Mills.
- Missouri
- Jasper County
- This Forest Mills is located in Jasper County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<2> to the west of the Forest Mills that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Forest Mills.
- Ontario
- This Forest Mills lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Forest Mills that is located in Robertson County.
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest 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.
- Cedar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Robertson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hill <4>
- Dot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Forts ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Kent ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Keysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lickskillet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickskillet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Lickskillet is located in Logan County (KY)
- River Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Rudolphtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolphtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolphtown
- Rudolphtown is located in Montgomery County
- Shady Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bluff
- Shady Bluff is located in Montgomery County
- Shady Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Swan Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Robertson County
- Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Forest 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 Forest Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Forest Mills once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Mills and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Mills to Springfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 570 miles [917.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Forest Mills could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Forest Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6167, Longitude: -87.0944 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forest Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Forest Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.008 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.10 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.715 degrees. |