Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bickley 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 Bickley Mill:
  • 36.889573, -82.278977
  • 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 Bickley 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Since Bickley Mill is near Wise County and also Dickenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wise County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson 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 Bickley Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bickley 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.

• Boody
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Boody is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boody
• Carfax
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Carfax is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carfax
• Counts
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Counts is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
• Gravel Lick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravel Lick is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
• John
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • John is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
• Lonesome ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lonesome is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonesome
• Masons Store ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Masons Store is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
• Mew
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mew is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mew
• Parsonage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Parsonage is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage
• Rural
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rural is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
• Sun
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sun is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
• Temple Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Temple Hill is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
• Virginia City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Virginia City is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City

How Far From Bickley 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 Bickley 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 Bickley Mill and extending to:

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bickley Mill to Lebanon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 270 miles [434.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'