Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mill Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mill Town
- 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 Mill Town:
- 30.958797, -95.373829
- 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 Mill Town
- 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 Trinity County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Trinity County
- Since Mill Town is near Walker County and also San Jacinto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Walker County
- eBird sighting report for San Jacinto 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 Mill Town ...
We found three communities that share the name Mill Town.
Within Texas, the name Mill Town is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Iron County
- Although located in Iron County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Mill Town.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Town ...
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.
- Arizona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Dodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Dodge is located in Walker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <3>
- Friday
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Holly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Lovelady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
- Lovelady is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <3>
- Red Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
- Red Branch is located in Trinity County
- Trinity
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Trinity is located in Trinity County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <3>
- Waterwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Mill Town 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 Mill Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mill Town and extending to:
- Groveton, which is the Seat of Trinity County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mill Town to Groveton, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,750 miles [12,472.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,626 miles [9,054.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mill Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Mill Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mill Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9588, Longitude: -95.3738 In this case, the coordinates for Mill Town 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mill Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.764 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.871 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.237 degrees. |