Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Balls 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 Balls Mill:
  • 38.630399, -77.739159
  • 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 Balls 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 Fauquier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
  • Since Balls Mill is near Prince William County and also Culpeper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper 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 Balls Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Balls 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.

• Casanova
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Casanova is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casanova <1>
• Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Crossroads is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Frytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Frytown is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
• Liberty
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Oak Shade
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Shade is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
• Oak Tree Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Oak Tree Corner is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Corner
• Opal
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Opal is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
• Sunny Knoll
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunny Knoll is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Knoll
• Turkey Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Turkey Run is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Run
• Weaversville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Weaversville is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
• Weaverville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Weaverville is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville

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

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

• Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Balls Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,939 miles [9,557.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'