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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 Howard Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howard Mill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Howard Mill:
- 36.102574, -84.716610
- 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 Howard 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Howard Mill is near Cumberland County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane 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 Howard Mill
Communities Also Named Howard Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Howard Mill.
Within Tennessee, the name Howard Mill is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Howard Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Lake County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Howard Mill [Lake County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howard 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.
- Deer Lodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- High Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Point is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Holland Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holland Ford is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Ford
- Islandford ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Islandford is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandford
- Lavender
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Nemo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Pilot Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mountain
- Potter Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Potter Ford is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Ford
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Shady Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Wartburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Howard Mill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Howard Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Howard Mill and extending to:
- Wartburg, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Howard Mill to Nashville, 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 462 miles [743.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,056 miles [11,355.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Howard Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howard Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Howard 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 Howard Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1026, Longitude: -84.7166 In this case, the coordinates for Howard Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.528 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.325 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.828 degrees. |
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