Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Stroubles 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 Stroubles Mill:
  • 37.209850, -80.455330
  • 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 Stroubles 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Stroubles Mill is near Pulaski County and also Giles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles 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 Stroubles Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stroubles 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.

• Airport Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Airport Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
• Cedar Orchard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Orchard is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Orchard
• Clover Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clover Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Valley
• Evergreen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Farmview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Farmview is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
• Hunters Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunters Ridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
• Knob Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Knob Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
• Mission Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mission Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
• Mountain View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mountain View is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Mountain View Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain View Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Park
• Murphy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Orchard View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Orchard View is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Patrick Henry Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Patrick Henry Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry Place
  • Pheasant Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pheasant Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
  • Pilgrims Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pilgrims Pointe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Pointe
  • Prices Fork
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
  • Rainbow Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rainbow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
  • Ramble Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ramble Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Ridge
  • Rolling Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Silver Leaf
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Leaf is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
  • Stonegate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Stonegate is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
  • Sundance Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sundance Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Ridge
  • Sundance Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
  • University Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • University Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • University Terrace is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
  • Yellow Sulphur Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Yellow Sulphur Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Sulphur Springs

How Far From Stroubles Mill 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 Stroubles 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 Stroubles Mill and extending to:

• Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Stroubles Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 219 miles [352.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,698 miles [7,560.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'