Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valley Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valley 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 Valley Mills:
- 31.658856, -97.471299
- 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 Valley 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 Bosque County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bosque County
- Since Valley Mills is near McLennan County and also Coryell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McLennan County
- eBird sighting report for Coryell 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 Valley Mills ...
We found nine communities that share the name Valley Mills.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Valley Mills.
Beyond Texas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Dimmit County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Dimmit County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dimmit County community of Valley Mills.
- Dimmit County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Valley Mills is located in Marion County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Valley Mills that is located in Bosque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Valley Mills.
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Valley Mills [Oakland County].
- Mississippi
- Warren County
- This Valley Mills is located in Warren County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<2> to the east of the Valley Mills that is located in Bosque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Valley Mills.
- New York
- Madison County
- This Valley Mills is located in Madison County and lies 1,427 miles [2,296.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Valley Mills that is located in Bosque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Valley Mills.
- Nova Scotia
- This Valley Mills lies 2,164 miles [3,482.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Valley Mills that is located in Bosque County.
- Ohio
- Greene County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Greene County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Valley Mills.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Valley Mills [Augusta County].
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This Valley Mills is located in Wood County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Valley Mills that is located in Bosque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Valley Mills.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley 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.
- China Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Spring
- China Spring is located in McLennan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China Spring <4>
- Crossroad Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroad Store have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Store
- Crossroad Store is located in Bosque County
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Norse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Patrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Rock Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
- Rock Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Bosque County
- Willow Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in McLennan County
How Far From Valley 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 city such as Valley Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley Mills and extending to:
- Meridian, which is the Seat of Bosque County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Valley Mills to Meridian, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,069 miles [11,376.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,802 miles [12,556.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Valley Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Valley Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6589, Longitude: -97.4713 |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Valley 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Valley 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 320.242 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.70 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.076 degrees. |