Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Silver Mills:
  • 39.756477, -78.363902
  • 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 Silver Mills

• 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Since Silver Mills is near Fulton County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 Silver Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Mills ...

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.

• Burnt Factory
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnt Factory is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
• Doe Gully
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
• Dogtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dogtown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Five Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Five Forks is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Flickerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Flickerville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
• Forest Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Park is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Harvey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvey is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
• Little Orleans
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Little Orleans is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Orleans
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Orleans <1>
• Orleans Cross Roads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
• Piney Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Piney Grove is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Robinsonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
• Roundtop ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Roundtop is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
• Sir Johns Run
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run

How Far From Silver Mills 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 Silver Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Silver Mills to Bedford, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'