Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tidemill

• 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 Tidemill:
  • 37.267921, -76.483005
  • 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 Tidemill

• 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
  • Since Tidemill is near York County and also Newport News City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newport News City

• 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 Tidemill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tidemill ...

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.

• Carp Circle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Carp Circle is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp Circle
• Crab
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Crab is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
• Dandy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dandy is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandy
• Harbor Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Harbor Hills is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
• Hickory Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Marshall Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Marshall Heights is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
• Ordinary
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ordinary is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordinary
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ordinary <1>
• Oyster Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Oyster Cove is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Cove
• Quiet Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Quiet Cove is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Cove
• Victory Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Victory Hill is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tidemill and extending to:

• Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tidemill to Gloucester, with an average speed<3> 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'