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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 Trimbles Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trimbles Mill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Trimbles Mill:
- 38.135407, -79.218645
- 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 Trimbles 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 Augusta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta County
- Since Trimbles Mill is near Staunton City and also Rockbridge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Staunton City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockbridge 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 Trimbles Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Trimbles 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.
- Buffalo Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
- Christian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Christian is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Churchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Folly Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Folly Mills is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Mills
- Franks Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Franks Mill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Mill
- Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Lone Fountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Fountain is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Fountain
- Mint Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mint Spring is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
How Far From Trimbles 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 Trimbles 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 Trimbles Mill and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Trimbles Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 129 miles [207.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trimbles Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Trimbles 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 Trimbles Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1354, Longitude: -79.2186 In this case, the coordinates for Trimbles Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.218 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.835 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.909 degrees. |
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