Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lees Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lees Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lees 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 Lees Mill:
- 37.109039, -77.324421
- 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 Lees 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 Prince George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Prince George County
- Since Lees Mill is near Dinwiddie County and also Petersburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
- eBird sighting report for Petersburg City
- 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 Lees Mill ...
We found eight communities that share the name Lees Mill.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Lees Mill.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Maryland
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- Johnston County
- This Lees Mill is located in Johnston County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lees Mill that is located in Prince George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Lees Mill.
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Lees Mill [Washington County].
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lees 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.
- Camelot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Carson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Derby ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Duck Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Woods
- Duck Woods is located in Prince George County
- Field Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
- Field Crossing is located in Petersburg City
- Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Kingwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Lambs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Pine Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gardens
- Pine Gardens is located in Petersburg City
- Prince George
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prince George have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince George
- Prince George is located in Prince George County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prince George <5>
- Ramblewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Ramblewood is located in Petersburg City
- Reams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Virginia Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
- Virginia Hills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Walnut Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Petersburg City
How Far From Lees 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 Lees Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lees Mill and extending to:
- Prince George, which is the Seat of Prince George County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Lees Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 124 miles [199.6 km] to the north (N). 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 shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lees Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Prince George County: www.princegeorgeva.org/
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' (or 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- Lees Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lees Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1090, Longitude: -77.3244 In this case, the coordinates for Lees Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Lees 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lees Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Lees Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.154 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.467 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.499 degrees. |