Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Crumps 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 Crumps Mill:
  • 37.540145, -77.088582
  • 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 Crumps 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 New Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent County
  • Since Crumps Mill is near King William County and also Charles City County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King William County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles City 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 Crumps Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crumps 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.

• Carps Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Carps Corner is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carps Corner
• Dispatch ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dispatch is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
• Gordon Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordon Landing is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Landing
• Green Meadows
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Lanesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lanesville is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
• Poplar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplar Grove is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Providence Forge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Providence Forge is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Forge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Providence Forge <1>
• Riverview Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Riverview Landing is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Landing
• Slaterville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Slaterville is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
• Tallysville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Tallysville is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
• Wicker Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wicker Corner is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Corner
• Woodview Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Woodview Hills is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodview Hills

How Far From Crumps 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 Crumps 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 Crumps Mill and extending to:

• New Kent, which is the Seat of New Kent County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Crumps Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 93 miles [149.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'