Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Mill Estates

• 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 Old Mill Estates:
  • 38.981777, -77.299427
  • 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 Old Mill Estates

• 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
  • Since Old Mill Estates is near Montgomery County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Old Mill Estates

Communities Also Named Old Mill Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Old Mill Estates.

Within Virginia, the name Old Mill Estates is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Old Mill Estates in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Carolina
    • Greenville County
    • This Old Mill Estates is located in Greenville County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Old Mill Estates that is located in Fairfax County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Old Mill Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Mill Estates ...

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.

• Cinnamon Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cinnamon Creek is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
• Deanwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Deanwood is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwood
• Four Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Great Falls
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Great Falls is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <2>
• Hickory Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hickory Creek is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
• Hickory Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
• Peacock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Peacock is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
• Pinecrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinecrest is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Springvale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Springvale is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Sun Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sun Valley is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
• Sunset Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Hills is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
• Wolf Trap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap

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

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Old Mill Estates 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 three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'