Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Fine Creek Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fine Creek Mills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fine Creek Mills

• 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 Fine Creek Mills:
  • 37.597925, -77.819163
  • 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 Fine Creek Mills

• 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 Powhatan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Powhatan County
  • Since Fine Creek Mills is near Goochland County and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Fine Creek Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fine Creek Mills ...

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.

• Amber Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Amber Lake is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Lake
• Chestnut Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Oaks is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Oaks
• Flat Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Flat Rock is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Hillcrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hillcrest is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Hunters Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hunters Woods is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
• Lee
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lee is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Maidens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maidens is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maidens <1>
• Plain View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Plain View is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
• Pleasant Green
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pleasant Green is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
• Strawberry Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Strawberry Run is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Run
• Subletts
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Subletts is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts
• Timber Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

How Far From Fine Creek Mills 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 Fine Creek Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fine Creek Mills and extending to:

• Powhatan, which is the Seat of Powhatan County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Fine Creek Mills 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 99 miles [159.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'