Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shawver 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 Shawver Mill:
  • 37.153775, -81.353564
  • 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 Shawver 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 Tazewell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
  • Since Shawver Mill is near Bland County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Shawver Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shawver 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.

• Abbs Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Abbs Valley
  • From Shawver Mill to Abbs Valley
• Cove Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cove Creek is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
• Drytown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Drytown is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
• Falls Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Falls Mills
  • From Shawver Mill to Falls Mills
• Five Oaks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
• Fourway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fourway is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway
• Grapefield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Grapefield is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapefield
• Hales Bottom
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hales Bottom is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Bottom
• Joe Neets
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Joe Neets is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Neets
• Little Town
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Little Town is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
• Mud Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mud Fork is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Fork
• Sam
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sam is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam
• Suiter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Suiter is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suiter
• Tiptop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tiptop is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptop

How Far From Shawver 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 Shawver 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 Shawver Mill and extending to:

• Tazewell, which is the Seat of Tazewell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shawver Mill to Tazewell, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,740 miles [7,628.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'