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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 38.731933, -79.972565
    • 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
  • 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 ...

We found 68 communities that share the name Mill Creek.

Within West Virginia, the name Mill Creek is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 68 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 68 communities, 66 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Mill Creek [Clark County].
      • Pope County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Pope County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Mill Creek.
      • Sebastian County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Sebastian County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km] to the west of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Mill Creek.
    • California
      • Tehama County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Tehama County and lies 2,195 miles [3,532.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Mill Creek.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Mill Creek is located in New Castle County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Mill Creek.
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Mill Creek [Bulloch County].
      • Hall County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Hall County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Mill Creek.
      • Liberty County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Liberty County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km] to the south southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Mill Creek.
      • Whitfield County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Whitfield County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km] to the southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitfield County community of Mill Creek.
    • Illinois
      • Adams County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Adams County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Mill Creek.
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Mill Creek [Cook County].
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Mill Creek [Lake County].
      • Union County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Union County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<2> to the west of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Mill Creek.
    • Indiana
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Mill Creek [Hamilton County].
      • LaPorte County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Mill Creek [LaPorte County].
    • Kansas
      • Osborne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mill Creek [Osborne County].
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mill Creek [Washington County].
    • Kentucky
      • Bath County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Bath County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Mill Creek.
      • Johnson County
      • Although located in Johnson County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Mill Creek.
      • Mason County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Mill Creek [Mason County].
    • Louisiana
      • Sabine Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Mill Creek [Sabine Parish].
      • Winn Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Mill Creek [Winn Parish].
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Mill Creek [Penobscot County].
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Maryland
      • Talbot County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Talbot County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<2> to the east of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Mill Creek.
    • Michigan
      • Kent County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Mill Creek [Kent County].
    • Mississippi
      • Jones County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Jones County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Mill Creek.
      • Pearl River County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Pearl River County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pearl River County community of Mill Creek.
      • Rankin County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Rankin County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Mill Creek.
    • Montana
      • Deer Lodge County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Deer Lodge County and lies 1,739 miles [2,798.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deer Lodge County community of Mill Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Ashe County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Ashe County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Mill Creek.
      • Brunswick County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Brunswick County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the south southeast of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Mill Creek.
      • Carteret County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Carteret County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km] to the southeast of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Mill Creek.
      • Person County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mill Creek [Person County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Mill Creek.
    • Ohio
      • Coshocton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Coshocton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Mill Creek.
      • Cuyahoga County
      • This community is historic and although located in Cuyahoga County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Mill Creek.
      • Delaware County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Mill Creek [Delaware County].
      • Fulton County
      • This community is historic and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Mill Creek.
      • Williams County
      • This community is historic and although located in Williams County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Mill Creek.
    • Oklahoma
      • Johnston County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Johnston County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Mill Creek.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Elk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mill Creek [Elk County].
      • Erie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mill Creek [Erie County].
      • Huntingdon County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Huntingdon County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Mill Creek.
      • Luzerne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mill Creek [Luzerne County].
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Philadelphia County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the east northeast of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Mill Creek.
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Schuylkill County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km] to the northeast of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Mill Creek.
      • Tioga County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Tioga County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the north northeast of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Mill Creek.
    • South Carolina
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Orangeburg County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<2> to the south of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Mill Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Anderson County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Anderson County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Mill Creek.
      • Cumberland County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mill Creek [Cumberland County].
      • Henry County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Henry County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km] to the west southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Mill Creek.
      • Hickman County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Hickman County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km] to the west southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Mill Creek.
      • Johnson County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Johnson County and lies 192 miles [309 km] to the south southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Mill Creek.
      • Morgan County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Morgan County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the west southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Mill Creek.
      • Putnam County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Putnam County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km] to the west southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Mill Creek.
      • Scott County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mill Creek [Scott County].
    • Texas
      • Guadalupe County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Mill Creek.
      • Waller County
      • Although located in Waller County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waller County community of Mill Creek.
      • Washington County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Washington County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mill Creek.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Albemarle County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Mill Creek.
      • Franklin County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Franklin County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the south of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Mill Creek.
      • Gloucester County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Gloucester County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the east southeast of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Mill Creek.
      • Grayson County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Grayson County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the south southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Mill Creek.
      • Loudoun County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Loudoun County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the east northeast of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Mill Creek.
      • Wise County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Wise County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the southwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Mill Creek.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • This Mill Creek is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,184 miles [3,514.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mill Creek that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Mill Creek.
    • Wisconsin
      • Richland County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Mill Creek [Richland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Creek ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rock
    • Blue Rock is located in Randolph County
  • Dailey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dailey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
    • Dailey is located in Randolph County
  • Elkwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
    • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
  • Fisher ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Fisher is located in Randolph County
  • Gertrude ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gertrude have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
    • Gertrude is located in Pocahontas County
  • Hemlock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Hemlock is located in Upshur County
  • Huff ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
    • Huff is located in Randolph County
  • Lee Bell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
    • Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
  • Lonetree ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonetree have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
    • Lonetree is located in Randolph County
  • Mabie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabie
    • Mabie is located in Randolph County
  • May
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • May is located in Pocahontas County
  • Palace Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palace Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Valley
    • Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
  • Spangler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spangler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
    • Spangler is located in Randolph County

How Far From Mill Creek 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 town such as Mill Creek 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 and extending to:

  • Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mill Creek to Elkins, with an average speed<6> 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 four to five hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,028 miles [9,701.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,615 miles [7,427.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Mill Creek 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mill Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mill Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7319, Longitude: -79.9726       In this case, the coordinates for Mill Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Mill Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Mill Creek 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 309.647 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.413 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.022 degrees.









 

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