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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 Loves Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loves Mill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Loves Mill:
    • 36.905981, -78.283886
    • 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 Loves 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 Lunenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lunenburg County
    • Since Loves Mill is near Mecklenburg County and also Charlotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte 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 Loves Mill

Communities Also Named Loves Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Loves Mill.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Loves Mill.

Beyond Virginia.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Washington County
      • This Loves Mill is located in Washington County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the west of the Loves Mill that is located in Lunenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Loves Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loves 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.

  • Bishops Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bishops Corner is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
  • Five Forks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Five Forks is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Gary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gary is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gregory Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gregory Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Corner
  • Kells Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Kells Corner is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells Corner
  • Non Intervention ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Non Intervention is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non Intervention
  • Nutbush
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
  • Opie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
  • Oral Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
  • Pettys Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pettys Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Corner
  • Plantersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Plantersville is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Pleasant Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Plymouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Plymouth is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Whittles Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Whittles Mill is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles Mill

How Far From Loves 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 Loves Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loves Mill and extending to:

  • Lunenburg, which is the Seat of Lunenburg County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Loves Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,614 miles [7,425.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Loves 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 Loves 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 Loves Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9060, Longitude: -78.2839       In this case, the coordinates for Loves Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.715 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.077 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.954 degrees.