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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 Ednas Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ednas 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 Ednas Mill:
- 37.457091, -77.129972
- 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 Ednas 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 Charles City County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles City County
- Since Ednas Mill is near New Kent County and also Henrico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico 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 Ednas Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ednas 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.
- Crumps Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crumps Mill is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Mill
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Freetown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Freetown is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Providence Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roaches Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roaches Corner is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches Corner
- Sandybottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandybottom is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandybottom
- Tallysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tallysville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
- Wayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Woodview Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodview Hills is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodview Hills
How Far From Ednas 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 Ednas 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 Ednas Mill and extending to:
- Charles City, which is the Seat of Charles City County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Ednas Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 99 miles [159.3 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,661 miles [10,719.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ednas Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ednas 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 Ednas Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4571, Longitude: -77.1300 In this case, the coordinates for Ednas Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.025 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.373 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.295 degrees. |
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