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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 Wallace Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wallace Mill 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 Wallace Mill:
    • 36.534306, -79.351965
    • 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 Wallace Mill
  • 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 Wallace Mill ...

We found one communities that share the name Wallace Mill.

Within North Carolina, the name Wallace Mill is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Wallace Mill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Wallace Mill is located in Burlington County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wallace Mill that is located in Caswell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Wallace Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wallace 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.

  • Blanch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanch
    • Blanch is located in Caswell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanch <3>
  • Danville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Danville City (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
  • Dundee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
  • Grove Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Grove Park is located in Danville City (VA)
  • Mountain Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
    • Mountain Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
  • Park Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Spring
    • Park Spring is located in Caswell County
  • Pleasant Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
  • Providence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Caswell County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wallace Mill and extending to:

  • Yanceyville, which is the Seat of Caswell County, lies just to the South.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Wallace Mill to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Caswell County: www.caswellcountync.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wallace Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wallace Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5343, Longitude: -79.3520       In this case, the coordinates for Wallace Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wallace Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.345 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.74 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.506 degrees.









 

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