Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Laniers Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laniers Mill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Laniers 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 Laniers Mill:
  • 36.665138, -79.460304
  • 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 Laniers 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 Laniers Mill is near Danville City and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Danville City
  • 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 Laniers Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laniers 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.

• Lumpkin Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lumpkin Forest is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Forest
• Major Court
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Major Court is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Court
• Mount Cross
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
• New Design
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Design is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Design
• Olde Hunting Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Olde Hunting Hills is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Hunting Hills
• Pine Crest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Crest is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Pleasant Gap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
• Sandy Shores
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Shores is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Shores
• Stony Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stony Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Mill
• Virginia Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Virginia Hills is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
• Woodlake Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Woodlake Park is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Park

How Far From Laniers 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 Laniers 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 Laniers Mill and extending to:

• Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Laniers Mill to Chatham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'