Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fuller Mill

• 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 Fuller Mill:
  • 35.777914, -80.022542
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Fuller Mill

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Fuller Mill is near Davidson County and also Guilford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Fuller Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fuller Mill ...

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.

• Eden ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Eden is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Edgar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgar is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
• Erwin Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Erwin Heights is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Heights
• Fair Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
• Farmer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Farmer is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
• Flint Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Flint Hill is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Light
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Light is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
• Progress
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Progress is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Robins Nest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Robins Nest is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Nest
• Rocky Meadow ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Meadow is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Meadow
• Silver Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
• Stones Throw
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stones Throw is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
• Trinity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Trinity is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <1>
• Trinity Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Park is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Park

How Far From Fuller Mill 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 Fuller Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fuller Mill and extending to:

• Asheboro, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fuller Mill to Asheboro, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the east (E). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'