Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Roses 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 Roses Mill:
  • 37.701530, -78.996414
  • 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 Roses 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 Nelson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
  • Since Roses Mill is near Amherst County and also Buckingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buckingham 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 Roses Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roses 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.

• Fancy Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fancy Hill is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
• Freshwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Freshwater is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater
• Kingswood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Kingswood is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Lakeview Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Lanes Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lanes Ford is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Ford
• Monitor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Monitor is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
• Piney River
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Piney River is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney River
• Poplar Flats
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplar Flats is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Flats
• Roseland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Roseland is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <1>
• Shady Lane
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Shady Lane is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
• Shipman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Shipman is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman

How Far From Roses 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 Roses 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 Roses Mill and extending to:

• Lovingston, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Roses Mill 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,032 miles [9,707.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,614 miles [7,425.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'