Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Carters Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carters Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Carters 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 Carters Mill:
- 36.604797, -80.476625
- 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 Carters 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 Patrick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Patrick County
- Since Carters Mill is near Surry County and also Stokes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Surry County
- eBird sighting report for Stokes 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carters 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.
- Brim ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Combstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Dry Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Indian Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
- Indian Grove is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jessup Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup Mill
- Jessup Mill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Joyce Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Mill
- Joyce Mill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Meadowfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowfield
- Meadowfield is located in Patrick County
- Nester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nester
- From Carters Mill to Nester
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Peters Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Peters Creek
- From Carters Mill to Peters Creek
- Pike City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Slate Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mountain
- Slate Mountain is located in Surry County (NC)
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
How Far From Carters 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 Carters Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Carters Mill and extending to:
- Stuart, which is the Seat of Patrick County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carters Mill to Stuart, with an average speed<4> 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 179 miles [288.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carters Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Patrick County: www.co.patrick.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carters Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carters Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6048, Longitude: -80.4766 |
| <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 Carters 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 310.00 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.50 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.936 degrees. |