Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Johnsons Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnsons Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Johnsons 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 Johnsons Mill:
- 36.833148, -82.925719
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Johnsons 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Johnsons Mill is near Harlan County and also Wise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harlan County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Johnsons Mill ...
We found eight communities that share the name Johnsons Mill.
Within Virginia, the name Johnsons Mill is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This Johnsons Mill is located in Marshall County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Johnsons Mill that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Johnsons Mill.
- Idaho
- Clearwater County
- This Johnsons Mill is located in Clearwater County and lies 1,810 miles [2,912.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Johnsons Mill that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Johnsons Mill.
- North Carolina
- Hoke County
- This Johnsons Mill is located in Hoke County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Johnsons Mill that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hoke County community of Johnsons Mill.
- Ohio
- Muskingum County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Muskingum County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Johnsons Mill.
- Oregon
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Johnsons Mill [Marion County].
- Pennsylvania
- Fulton County
- This Johnsons Mill is located in Fulton County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Johnsons Mill that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Johnsons Mill.
- Tennessee
- Hickman County
- This Johnsons Mill is located in Hickman County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Johnsons Mill that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Johnsons Mill.
- West Virginia
- Morgan County
- This Johnsons Mill is located in Morgan County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Johnsons Mill that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Johnsons Mill.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnsons 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.
- Buckles ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Clover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Deep Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
- Deep Springs is located in Lee County
- Harvey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Imperial ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Mohawk ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Monarch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Rawhide
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Robbins ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Seminary
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Shepherd Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Hill
- Shepherd Hill is located in Lee County
How Far From Johnsons 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 Johnsons Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Johnsons Mill once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnsons Mill and extending to:
- Jonesville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Johnsons Mill to Jonesville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 305 miles [490.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 351 miles [564.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Johnsons Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnsons Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8331, Longitude: -82.9257 In this case, the coordinates for Johnsons Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Johnsons Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Johnsons Mill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Johnsons Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.455 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.199 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.877 degrees. |