Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Morefield 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 Morefield Mill:
  • 36.947362, -78.966402
  • 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 Morefield 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
  • Since Morefield Mill is near Charlotte County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Morefield Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morefield 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.

• Acorn
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Acorn is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
• Cody
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cody is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
• Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Crossroads is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Crystal Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
• Hickory Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Liberty is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Martins Store
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Martins Store is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
• Meadville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadville is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
• Millstone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Millstone is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
• Patrick Henry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Patrick Henry is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry
• Providence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Providence is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Republican Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Grove
• Terryville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Terryville is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
• Youngers Store
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Youngers Store is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngers Store

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Morefield Mill and extending to:

• Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Morefield Mill to Halifax, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,643 miles [7,472.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'