Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fletcher 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 Fletcher Mill:
  • 38.647343, -78.206390
  • 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 Fletcher 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 Rappahannock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rappahannock County
  • Since Fletcher Mill is near Madison County and also Culpeper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper 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 Fletcher Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fletcher 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.

• Boston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Boston is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <1>
• Five Forks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Five Forks is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Fourway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fourway is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway
• Nethers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nethers is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nethers
• Panorama
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Panorama is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
• Rock Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rock Mills is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
• Rose Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rose Hill is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Round Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Round Hill is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
• Scrabble
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
• Slate Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills

How Far From Fletcher 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 Fletcher 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 Fletcher Mill and extending to:

• Washington, which is the Seat of Rappahannock County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Fletcher Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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>'