Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Massies 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 Massies Mill:
  • 37.777355, -79.001136
  • 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 Massies 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 Nelson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
  • Since Massies Mill is near Amherst County and also Augusta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta 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 Massies Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Massies 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.

• Freshwater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Freshwater is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater
• Kingswood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingswood is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Lakeview Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Lanes Ford
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lanes Ford is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Ford
• Love
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Love is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
• Piney River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Piney River is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney River
• Poplar Flats
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Flats is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Flats
• Roseland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseland is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <1>
• Roses Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Roses Mill is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Mill
• Shady Lane
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shady Lane is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane

How Far From Massies Mill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Massies Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Massies Mill and extending to:

• Lovingston, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies just to the East.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Massies Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 131 miles [210.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,611 miles [7,420.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'