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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 Tacketts Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tacketts 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 Tacketts Mill:
    • 38.506235, -77.563875
    • 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 Tacketts 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
    • Since Tacketts Mill is near Fauquier County and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William 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 Tacketts Mill

Communities Also Named Tacketts Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Tacketts Mill.

Within Virginia, the name Tacketts Mill is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Tacketts Mill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Owen County
      • This Tacketts Mill is located in Owen County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the west of the Tacketts Mill that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Tacketts Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tacketts 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.

  • Cool River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cool River is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool River
  • Deep Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deep Run is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
  • Eagles Nest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Eagles Nest is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
  • Ivyglen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivyglen is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyglen
  • Kings Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Kings Crest is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crest
  • Lake Arrowhead
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lake Arrowhead is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
  • Red Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Red Hill is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Rolling Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Rosedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosedale is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Roseville Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Roseville Heights is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Heights
  • Ruby
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ruby is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Skidmore Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Skidmore Corner is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Corner
  • Skyline Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Skyline Hills is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Hills
  • Walnut Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Walnut Ridge is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

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

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

  • Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tacketts Mill to Stafford, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,936 miles [9,553.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tacketts Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Tacketts 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 Tacketts Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5062, Longitude: -77.5639       In this case, the coordinates for Tacketts Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.223 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.758 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.083 degrees.