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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 Klines Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Klines 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 Klines Mill:
- 39.047052, -78.240557
- 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 Klines 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Klines Mill is near Warren County and also Shenandoah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shenandoah 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 Klines Mill
Communities Also Named Klines Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Klines Mill.
Within Virginia, the name Klines Mill is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Klines Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Klines Mill is located in Somerset County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Klines Mill that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Klines Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Klines 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.
- Bufflick Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bufflick Heights is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufflick Heights
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Fawcett Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Greenway Court
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenway Court is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Court
- Hill and Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hill and Dale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
- Lake Frederick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Frederick is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Frederick
- Meadow Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mills
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Poplar Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Reliance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- River View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- River View is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Rockland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Royal Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Success
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Success is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Tulip
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Waterlick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Wheatfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wheatfield is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield
How Far From Klines 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 Klines Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Klines Mill and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Klines Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,526 miles [7,283.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Klines 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 Klines 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 Klines Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0471, Longitude: -78.2406 In this case, the coordinates for Klines Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.595 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.263 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.167 degrees. |
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