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.
  • 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:
  • 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
  • Airport Acres is located in Montgomery County
• Cedar Orchard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Orchard
  • Cedar Orchard is located in Montgomery County
• Clover Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Valley
  • Clover Valley is located in Montgomery County
• Evergreen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Evergreen is located in Montgomery County
• Farmview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
  • Farmview is located in Montgomery County
• Hunters Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Hunters Ridge is located in Montgomery County
• Knob Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
  • Knob Hill is located in Montgomery County
• Mission Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
  • Mission Hills is located in Montgomery County
• Mountain View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Montgomery County
• Mountain View Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Park
  • Mountain View Park is located in Montgomery County
• Murphy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Murphy is located in Montgomery County
• Orchard View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Orchard View is located in Montgomery County
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  • Patrick Henry Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick Henry Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry Place
    • Patrick Henry Place is located in Montgomery County
  • Pheasant Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
    • Pheasant Run is located in Montgomery County
  • Pilgrims Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrims Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Pointe
    • Pilgrims Pointe is located in Montgomery County
  • Prices Fork
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
    • Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
  • Rainbow Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
    • Rainbow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Ramble Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramble Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Ridge
    • Ramble Ridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Rolling Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Silver Leaf
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
    • Silver Leaf is located in Montgomery County
  • Stonegate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Stonegate is located in Montgomery County
  • Sundance Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundance Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Ridge
    • Sundance Ridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Sundance Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundance Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
    • Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
  • University Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
    • University Place is located in Montgomery County
  • University Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
    • University Terrace is located in Montgomery County
  • Yellow Sulphur Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Sulphur Springs
    • Yellow Sulphur Springs is located in Montgomery County

How Far From Stroubles Mill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<2> 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]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Stroubles Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,698 miles [7,560.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stroubles Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montva.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/