Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mankins 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 Mankins Mill:
  • 32.652900, -99.058405
  • 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 Mankins 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 Stephens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stephens County
  • Since Mankins Mill is near Shackelford County and also Eastland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shackelford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Eastland 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 Mankins Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mankins 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.

• Bullock
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Bullock is located in Eastland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
• Crystal Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Falls is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
• Eureka
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Eureka is located in Shackelford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Gunsight ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
• Harpersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Harpersville is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
• Ivan
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivan is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
• Mitchell
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Mitchell is located in Eastland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
• Necessity
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Necessity is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
• Ranger
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ranger is located in Eastland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <1>

How Far From Mankins Mill 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 Mankins 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 Mankins Mill and extending to:

• Breckenridge, which is the Seat of Stephens County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mankins Mill to Breckenridge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,302 miles [2,095.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,074 miles [11,384.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,814 miles [12,575.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,696 miles [9,166.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'