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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.
- 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:
- 36.747182, -81.687449
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Loves Mill is near Smyth County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 ...
- Lunenburg County
- This Loves Mill is located in Lunenburg County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the east of the Loves Mill that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lunenburg 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.
- Chilhowie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Creek Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Creek Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Junction
- Dry Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dry Fork is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
- Fleet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Masada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Plum Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
- Price Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Price Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Seven Mile Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Battery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Battery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Battery
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:
- Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Loves Mill to Abingdon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 293 miles [471.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,772 miles [7,679.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loves Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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: 36.7472, Longitude: -81.6874 In this case, the coordinates for Loves Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.714 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.338 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.387 degrees. |
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