Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Poages Mill Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poages Mill Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Poages 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 Poages Mill Estates:
- 37.211247, -80.078095
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Poages 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Since Poages Mill Estates is near Roanoke City and also Salem City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
- eBird sighting report for Salem City
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poages 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.
- Airpoint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Castle Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Castle Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Cave Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Crest Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
- Crest Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Hidden Valley Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Valley Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Court
- Hidden Valley Court is located in Roanoke County
- Highfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highfields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
- Highfields is located in Roanoke County
- Holly Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Holly Ridge is located in Roanoke County
- Homeplace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Kings Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Kings Forest is located in Roanoke County
- Luther Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Park
- Luther Park is located in Roanoke County
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- Rosecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Scenic Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Scenic Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Springlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
- Springlawn is located in Roanoke County
- Sugar Loaf Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Loaf Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Farms
- Sugar Loaf Farms is located in Roanoke County
- Sugar Loaf Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Loaf Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Highlands
- Sugar Loaf Highlands is located in Roanoke County
- Sugar Loaf Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Loaf Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Hills
- Sugar Loaf Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Sunset Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Rosecrest
How Far From Poages Mill Estates 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 Poages Mill Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Poages Mill Estates and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Poages Mill Estates 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 202 miles [325.1 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 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Poages Mill Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Roanoke County: www.roanokecountyva.gov/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poages Mill Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poages Mill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2112, Longitude: -80.0781 In this case, the coordinates for Poages Mill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Poages Mill Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.754 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.309 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.578 degrees. |