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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 Kyles Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kyles Mills 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 Kyles Mills:
- 37.549298, -79.832821
- 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 Kyles Mills
- 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 Botetourt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt County
- Since Kyles Mills is near Craig County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craig County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Kyles Mills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kyles Mills ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Creek
- Daggers Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Daggers Springs is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggers Springs
- Daleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Gala
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Greyledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greyledge is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyledge
- Haymakertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Lignite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lignite is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
- Lone Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Lynchburg Mines ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg Mines is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg Mines
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salt Petre Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Springwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Trinity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Troutville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Kyles Mills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kyles Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kyles Mills and extending to:
- Fincastle, which is the Seat of Botetourt County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Kyles Mills to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,074 miles [9,775.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kyles Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kyles Mills 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 Kyles Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5493, Longitude: -79.8328 In this case, the coordinates for Kyles Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.601 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.184 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.365 degrees. |
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