Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Baskerville 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 Baskerville Mill:
  • 36.975704, -77.769440
  • 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 Baskerville 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
  • Since Baskerville Mill is near Dinwiddie County and also Nottoway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nottoway 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 Baskerville Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baskerville 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.

• Alberta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
• Champ
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Champ is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
• Cool Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cool Spring is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
• Dolphin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
• Forkland ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Forkland is located in Nottoway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
• Harpers
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Harpers is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers
• Hickory Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Run is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
• Octagon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Octagon is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
• Rocky Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Rocky Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Run is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run
• Sturgeonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sturgeonville is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeonville
• Vote
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Vote is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vote

How Far From Baskerville Mill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Baskerville 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 Baskerville Mill and extending to:

• Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Baskerville Mill to Lawrenceville, 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 four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,011 miles [9,673.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,589 miles [7,385.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'