Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Littles 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 Littles Mill:
  • 35.152647, -79.917831
  • 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 Littles 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Since Littles Mill is near Montgomery County and also Anson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anson 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 Littles Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Littles 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.

• Beverly ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Beverly is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Cedar Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Chip
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Chip is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chip
• Emerald Shores
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Emerald Shores is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Shores
• Ex-Way
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ex-Way is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ex-Way
• Lookout ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lookout is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
• Norman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Norman is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
• Pee Dee ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pee Dee is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
• Plain View
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Plain View is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View

How Far From Littles 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 Littles 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 Littles Mill and extending to:

• Rockingham, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Littles Mill to Rockingham, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 303 miles [487.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'