Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Stonewall 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 Stonewall Mills:
  • 37.448199, -78.915852
  • 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 Stonewall 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 Appomattox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Appomattox County
  • Since Stonewall Mills is near Amherst County and also Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Stonewall Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonewall 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.

• Deacon ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Deacon is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
• Five Forks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Five Forks is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Joshua Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
• Kelly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelly is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Martins Shop
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Martins Shop is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Shop
• Mineral ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
• Old Pilot ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Old Pilot is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pilot
• Old Stage Run
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Old Stage Run is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stage Run
• Sandy Bottom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Bottom is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
• Six Mile
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Six Mile is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
• Spout Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
• Stonewall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stonewall is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
• Union Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Hill is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Stonewall 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 Stonewall Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Stonewall Mills and extending to:

• Appomattox, which is the Seat of Appomattox County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Stonewall Mills to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 142 miles [228.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,040 miles [9,720.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,621 miles [7,436.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'