Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for McClung 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 McClung Mill:
  • 37.935409, -79.343369
  • 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 McClung 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 Rockbridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockbridge County
  • Since McClung Mill is near Augusta County and also Lexington City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for McClung Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near McClung 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.

• Cedar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Crossroads Store
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Crossroads Store is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Store
• Fredericksburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fredericksburg is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
• Jonestown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonestown is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• McNutt ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McNutt is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
• Spottswood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Spottswood is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
• Stony Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stony Run is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
• Timber Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
• Vesuvius
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Vesuvius is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vesuvius <1>
• Zack
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Zack is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zack

How Far From McClung 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 McClung 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 McClung Mill and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from McClung 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,620 miles [7,435.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'