Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lynchburg Mines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lynchburg Mines and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lynchburg Mines
- 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 Lynchburg Mines:
- 37.392358, -79.828372
- 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 Lynchburg Mines
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Botetourt County
- Since Lynchburg Mines is near Bedford County and also Roanoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- eBird sighting report for Roanoke 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lynchburg Mines ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <2>
- Daleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Daleville is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <2>
- Heatherstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
- Heatherstone is located in Botetourt County
- Huntridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Laymantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laymantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Peachtree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Rainbow Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Forest
- Rainbow Forest is located in Botetourt County
- Runaway Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runaway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Stepping Stone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stepping Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepping Stone
- Stepping Stone is located in Botetourt County
- Trinity
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Troutville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Troutville is located in Botetourt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutville <2>
- Waterfall Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterfall Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Lake
- Waterfall Lake is located in Roanoke County
How Far From Lynchburg Mines 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 Lynchburg Mines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Lynchburg Mines once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Lynchburg Mines and extending to:
- Fincastle, which is the Seat of Botetourt County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lynchburg Mines to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 183 miles [294.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,081 miles [9,786.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,663 miles [7,504.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Botetourt County: www.co.botetourt.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lynchburg Mines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lynchburg Mines) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lynchburg Mines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3924, Longitude: -79.8284 In this case, the coordinates for Lynchburg Mines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lynchburg Mines to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.603 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.163 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.415 degrees. |