Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Slate Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slate Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Slate Mills
- 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 Slate Mills:
- 38.531782, -78.182563
- 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 Slate Mills
- 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 Rappahannock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rappahannock County
- Since Slate Mills is near Culpeper County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Slate Mills ...
We found one communities that share the name Slate Mills.
Within Virginia, the name Slate Mills is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Slate Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Ross County
- This Slate Mills is located in Ross County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Slate Mills that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Slate Mills.
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slate Mills ...
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.
- Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <3>
- Duet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Eggbornsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eggbornsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Griffinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Leon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <3>
- Nethers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Norman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Round Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
- Round Hill is located in Rappahannock County
- Scrabble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
How Far From Slate Mills 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 Slate Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Slate Mills and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Rappahannock County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Slate Mills to Washington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Slate Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slate Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slate Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5318, Longitude: -78.1826 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Slate Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.587 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.176 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.333 degrees. |