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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 Mint Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mint Spring 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 Mint Spring:
- 38.074577, -79.100862
- 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 Mint Spring
- 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 Augusta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta County
- Since Mint Spring is near Staunton City and also Rockbridge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Staunton City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockbridge 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 Mint Spring
Communities Also Named Mint Spring ...
We found two communities that are also named Mint Spring.
Within Virginia, the name Mint Spring is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Mint Spring is located in Madison County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mint Spring that is located in Augusta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Mint Spring.
- Tennessee
- Stewart County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mint Spring [Stewart County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mint Spring ...
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.
- Annex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Annex is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
- Brand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Cold Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cold Spring is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- College Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- College Park is located in Staunton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Emerald Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Emerald Hills is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Fishersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Folly Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Folly Mills is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Mills
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Kidville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kidville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidville
- Ladd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ladd is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Stuarts Draft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trimbles Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trimbles Mill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbles Mill
How Far From Mint Spring to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mint Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mint Spring and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Mint Spring to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 125 miles [201.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,603 miles [7,407.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mint Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mint Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mint Spring 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 Mint Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0746, Longitude: -79.1009 In this case, the coordinates for Mint Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.151 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.749 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.881 degrees. |
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