Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mill Creek Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill Creek Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mill Creek Estates
- 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 Creek Estates:
- 38.879279, -77.644159
- 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 Creek Estates
- 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Since Mill Creek Estates is near Prince George County and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Prince George County
- eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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 Creek Estates ...
We found three communities that share the name Mill Creek Estates.
Within Virginia, the name Mill Creek Estates is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Mill Creek Estates is located in Jefferson County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mill Creek Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mill Creek Estates.
- New York
- Otsego County
- This Mill Creek Estates is located in Otsego County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mill Creek Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Mill Creek Estates.
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Mill Creek Estates is located in Richland County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mill Creek Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Mill Creek Estates.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Creek Estates ...
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.
- Crescent
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Evergreen Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
- Evergreen Farms is located in Prince William County
- Halfway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Haymarket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
- Haymarket is located in Prince William County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <4>
- Hickory Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Landmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Snow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Waterfall
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Waterfall Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterfall Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
How Far From Mill Creek Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Creek Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mill Creek Estates and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Mill Creek Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,924 miles [9,533.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,507 miles [7,253.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mill Creek Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Prince William County: www.pwcgov.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mill Creek Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mill Creek Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8793, Longitude: -77.6442 In this case, the coordinates for Mill Creek Estates 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Creek Estates 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 308.249 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.845 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.977 degrees. |