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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 Webbs Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Webbs 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 Webbs Mill:
    • 36.736260, -77.694988
    • 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 Webbs 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
    • Since Webbs Mill is near Greensville County and also Emporia City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Emporia 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 Webbs Mill

Communities Also Named Webbs Mill ...

We found four communities that are also named Webbs Mill.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Webbs Mill.

Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Craig County
      • This Webbs Mill is located in Craig County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Webbs Mill that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of Webbs Mill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Craighead County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Webbs Mill [Craighead County].
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence County
      • This Webbs Mill is located in Lawrence County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Webbs Mill that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Webbs Mill.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Webbs Mill is located in Ocean County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Webbs Mill that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Webbs Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Webbs 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.

  • Ante
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ante is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
  • Brink
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brink is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
  • Cowie Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cowie Corner is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowie Corner
  • Dolphin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
  • Freeman
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Freeman is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Greentown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greentown is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Greenwood Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood Park is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
  • Harris Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Harris Crossroads is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
  • Kingsberry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kingsberry is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsberry
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lincoln Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lincoln Heights is located in Greensville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
    • Paris Store
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Paris Store is located in Greensville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Store
    • Pleasant Shade
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Shade is located in Greensville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade
    • Purdy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Purdy is located in Greensville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Radium
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Radium is located in Greensville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
    • Walnut Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Heights is located in Greensville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Heights

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

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies just to the West.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Webbs Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Webbs Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Webbs Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Webbs 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 Webbs Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7363, Longitude: -77.6950       In this case, the coordinates for Webbs Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.383 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.671 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.779 degrees.