Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Joyce 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 Joyce Mill:
  • 36.536804, -80.400058
  • 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 Joyce 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 Joyce 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 Joyce Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Joyce 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
  (3 miles [4.8 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 northeast)
  • Dry Pond is located in Patrick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
• Five Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Patrick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Georges Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Georges Mill is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
• Harts Store
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Harts Store is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Store
• Indian Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Grove is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
• Jessup Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jessup Mill is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup Mill
• Meadowfield
  (4 miles [6.4 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Slate Mountain is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mountain

How Far From Joyce Mill 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 Joyce 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 Joyce Mill and extending to:

• Danbury, which is the Seat of Stokes County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Joyce Mill to Danbury, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 111 miles [178.6 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 245 miles [394.3 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 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'