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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Daniels Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Daniels Mill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Daniels Mill:
- 38.648731, -77.601378
- 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 Daniels 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 Fauquier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
- Since Daniels Mill is near Prince William County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford 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 Daniels Mill
Communities Also Named Daniels Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Daniels Mill.
Within Virginia, the name Daniels Mill is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Daniels Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Daniels Mill is located in Fairfield County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the northeast of the Daniels Mill that is located in Fauquier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Daniels Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Daniels 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.
- Casanova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Davids Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davids Crossroads is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davids Crossroads
- Elk Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Run is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Kings Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kings Crossroads is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
- Locust Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Mountainview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountainview is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
- Oak Tree Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Tree Corner is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Corner
- Turkey Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Turkey Run is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Run
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Twin Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twin Oaks is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Weaversville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Weaversville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Windy Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Windy Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
- Woodlawn Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Farms is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Farms
How Far From Daniels 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 Daniels Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Daniels Mill and extending to:
- Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Daniels Mill to Warrenton, with an average speed<3> 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 76 miles [122.3 km] to the south (S). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Daniels Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Daniels Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Daniels Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6487, Longitude: -77.6014 In this case, the coordinates for Daniels Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.237 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.796 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.046 degrees. |
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