Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Post 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 Post Mills:
  • 43.886076, -72.260519
  • 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 Post 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Since Post Mills is near Grafton County and also Windsor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Grafton County
  • eBird sighting report for Windsor 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Post 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.

• Brimstone Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
  • Brimstone Corner is located in Orange County
• Cookville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
  • Cookville is located in Orange County
• Copper Flat
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
  • Copper Flat is located in Orange County
• Copperfield ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Copperfield is located in Orange County
• Hardscrabble
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardscrabble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Hardscrabble is located in Grafton County (NH)
• Lyme
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
  • Lyme is located in Grafton County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <2>
• Lyme Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Center
  • Lyme Center is located in Grafton County (NH)
• Union Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
  • Union Village is located in Orange County

How Far From Post Mills 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 Post Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Post Mills and extending to:

• Chelsea, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Post Mills to Chelsea, with an average speed<4> 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.
• Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 423 miles [680.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,494 miles [8,841.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,086 miles [6,575.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Post Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/