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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Stones Mill:
    • 36.827924, -78.058332
    • 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 Stones 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 Lunenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lunenburg County
    • Since Stones Mill is near Mecklenburg County and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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 Stones Mill

Communities Also Named Stones Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Stones Mill.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Stones Mill.

Beyond Virginia.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Wythe County
      • This Stones Mill is located in Wythe County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the west of the Stones Mill that is located in Lunenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Stones Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stones 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.

  • Bishops Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bishops Corner is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
  • Brokenburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
  • Danieltown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Danieltown is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danieltown
  • Edmunds Store
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Edmunds Store is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Store
  • Forksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Forksville is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
  • Gary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gary is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gills Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gills Corner is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Corner
  • La Crosse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Non Intervention ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Non Intervention is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non Intervention
  • Opie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
  • Pleasant Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Price Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Price Mill is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Mill
  • Tobacco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tobacco is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco
  • Whittles Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Whittles Mill is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles Mill

How Far From Stones 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 Stones Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stones Mill and extending to:

  • Lunenburg, which is the Seat of Lunenburg County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stones Mill to Lunenburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,607 miles [7,414.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Stones Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Stones Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stones Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8279, Longitude: -78.0583       In this case, the coordinates for Stones Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.588 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.92 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.891 degrees.