Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jessup 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 Jessup Mill:
  • 36.525693, -80.370612
  • 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 Jessup 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 Stokes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes County
  • Since Jessup Mill is near Surry County and also Patrick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Patrick 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 Jessup Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jessup 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.

• Brim ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Brim is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brim
• Dry Pond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dry Pond is located in Patrick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
• Five Forks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Patrick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Georges Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Georges Mill is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
• Harts Store
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harts Store is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Store
• Joyce Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Joyce Mill is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Mill
• Meadowfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowfield is located in Patrick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowfield
• Peters Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
• Slate Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Slate Mountain is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mountain

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Jessup Mill and extending to:

• Danbury, which is the Seat of Stokes County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jessup Mill to Danbury, with an average speed<2> 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 244 miles [392.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'