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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 Hawkins Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawkins 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 Hawkins Mill:
    • 36.808162, -82.177358
    • 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 Hawkins 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
    • Since Hawkins Mill is near Washington County and also Wise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wise 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 Hawkins Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawkins 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.

  • Bolton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bolton is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Counts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Counts is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
  • Craigs Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
  • Jessees Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
  • Leonard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Leonard is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
  • Lone Star
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lone Star is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Masons Store ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Masons Store is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
  • Parsonage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Parsonage is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage
  • Ravens Nest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
  • Rocktown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rocktown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
  • Rush Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rush Corner is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Corner
  • Slabtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Slabtown is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Spring City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring City is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
    • Stone Bruise
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stone Bruise is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bruise
    • Temple Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Temple Hill is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
    • Walnut Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Willow Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Springs is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
    • Wolfrun ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolfrun is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfrun

How Far From Hawkins 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 Hawkins 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 Hawkins Mill and extending to:

  • Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hawkins Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hawkins 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 Hawkins 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 Hawkins Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8082, Longitude: -82.1774       In this case, the coordinates for Hawkins Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.006 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.681 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.572 degrees.