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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 Mill Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill Run 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 Mill Run:
    • 38.162078, -78.478901
    • 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 Mill Run
  • 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
    • Since Mill Run is near Chesterfield County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Mill Run

Communities Also Named Mill Run ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Mill Run.

Within Virginia, the name Mill Run is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Mill Run is located in Jefferson County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mill Run that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mill Run.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Mill Run [Allegany County].
      • Talbot County
      • This Mill Run is located in Talbot County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mill Run that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Mill Run.
    • Ohio
      • Muskingum County
      • This Mill Run is located in Muskingum County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mill Run that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Mill Run.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Blair County
      • This Mill Run is located in Blair County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the north of the Mill Run that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Mill Run.
      • Clearfield County
      • This Mill Run is located in Clearfield County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the north of the Mill Run that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Mill Run.
      • Fayette County
      • This Mill Run is located in Fayette County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the north northwest of the Mill Run that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Mill Run.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Mill Run is located in Montgomery County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the northeast of the Mill Run that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mill Run.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Mill Run is located in Knox County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mill Run that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Mill Run.
    • West Virginia
      • Pocahontas County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Mill Run [Pocahontas County].
      • Tucker County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Mill Run [Tucker County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Run ...

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.

  • Airport Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Airport Acres is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Camelot is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Chestnut Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Clover Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Deer Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Deer Run is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Deerwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Deerwood is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Earlysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fairgrove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairgrove is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
  • Free Union
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Gilbert Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Gilbert Heights is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Heights
    • Hickory Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Hickory Ridge is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • Hydraulic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
    • Little Clover Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Little Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Clover Hill
    • Mallard Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mallard Lake is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lake
    • Proffit
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Proffit is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit

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

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

  • Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mill Run to Charlottesville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 93 miles [149.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,990 miles [9,640 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mill Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Mill Run could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Mill Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Mill Run 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 Mill Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1621, Longitude: -78.4789       In this case, the coordinates for Mill Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.779 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.339 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.591 degrees.