Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Craft 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 Craft Mill:
  • 36.708709, -82.651546
  • 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 Craft 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Since Craft Mill is near Hawkins County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Craft Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Craft 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.

• Boulder
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Boulder is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
• Gate City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gate City is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gate City <1>
• Jayne Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jayne Mill is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayne Mill
• Jennings Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jennings Ford is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ford
• Kermit
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kermit is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
• Manville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Manville is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
• Mountain Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Springs is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
• Natural Tunnel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
• Slabtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Slabtown is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Stanleytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanleytown is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleytown
• Sunbright
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sunbright is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbright
• Three Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Three Forks is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
• Williams Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Williams Mill is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill

How Far From Craft 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 Craft 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 Craft Mill and extending to:

• Gate City, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Craft Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,816 miles [7,750.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'