Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Piedmont 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 Piedmont Mill:
  • 37.093751, -79.854478
  • 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 Piedmont 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Piedmont Mill is near Roanoke County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Piedmont Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Piedmont 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.

• Burnt Chimney
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
• Clearbrook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clearbrook is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
• Crafts Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Crafts Point is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts Point
• Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Crossroads is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Hardy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hardy is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardy <1>
• Hardy Ford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hardy Ford is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Ford
• Hay Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hay Run is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Run
• Helm
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Helm is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
• Henry Fork
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Henry Fork is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Fork
• Homeland Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Homeland Hills is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Hills
• Leslie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Leslie is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
• Narrows
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Narrows is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
• Red Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Red Valley is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
• Rocky Mount
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <1>

How Far From Piedmont 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 Piedmont 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 Piedmont Mill and extending to:

• Rocky Mount, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Piedmont Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'