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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 Folly Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Folly Mills 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 Folly Mills:
- 38.098466, -79.098641
- 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 Folly 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 Augusta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta County
- Since Folly Mills is near Staunton City and also Waynesboro City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Staunton City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waynesboro City
- 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 Folly Mills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Folly 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.
- Annex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Annex is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
- Brand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Cold Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cold Spring is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- College Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- College Park is located in Staunton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Emerald Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emerald Hills is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Fishersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Franks Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Franks Mill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Mill
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kidville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kidville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidville
- Ladd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ladd is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Mint Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mint Spring is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
- Quicks Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quicks Mill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicks Mill
- Stuarts Draft
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trimbles Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trimbles Mill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbles Mill
How Far From Folly Mills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Folly 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 Folly Mills and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Folly Mills 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 124 miles [199.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,019 miles [9,686.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Folly Mills) 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 Folly Mills 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 Folly Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0985, Longitude: -79.0986 In this case, the coordinates for Folly Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.148 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.75 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.872 degrees. |
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