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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 Henrys Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Henrys Mill 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 Henrys Mill:
- 36.777779, -79.165691
- 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 Henrys 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 Pittsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
- Since Henrys Mill is near Halifax County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Henrys Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Henrys 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.
- Birch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Birch is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- Ebenezer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Elkhorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- High Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- High Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rock
- Java
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lucks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pickaway
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pickaway is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickaway
- Plato
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plato is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Red Oak Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak Hollow is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Hollow
- Sign Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Henrys 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 Henrys 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 Henrys Mill and extending to:
- Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Henrys Mill to Chatham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 186 miles [299.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,659 miles [7,497.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Henrys 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 Henrys 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 Henrys Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7778, Longitude: -79.1657 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.23 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.646 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.35 degrees. |
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