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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 Galts Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Galts Mill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Galts Mill:
    • 37.447921, -79.012522
    • 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 Galts 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 Amherst County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst County
    • Since Galts Mill is near Campbell County and also Appomattox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Appomattox 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 Galts Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Galts 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.

  • Colony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Colony is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Deacon ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deacon is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
  • Great Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Great Oaks is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
  • Joshua Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
  • Kelly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kelly is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
  • Lakeview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Martins Shop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Martins Shop is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Shop
  • Martins Store
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Martins Store is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
  • Merry Moor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Merry Moor is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Moor
  • Mineral ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Old Stage Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Old Stage Run is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stage Run
  • Prices Store
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Prices Store is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Store
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sandy Bottom
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Six Mile
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Six Mile is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
    • Stonewall
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stonewall is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Stonewall Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Stonewall Mills is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Mills
    • Viking Fiord
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Viking Fiord is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Fiord

How Far From Galts Mill 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 Galts Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Galts Mill and extending to:

  • Amherst, which is the Seat of Amherst County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Galts Mill to Amherst, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east (E). 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 146 miles [235 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,625 miles [7,443.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Galts Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Galts 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 Galts Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4479, Longitude: -79.0125       In this case, the coordinates for Galts Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.121 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.621 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.061 degrees.