Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wittens Mills:
  • 37.169035, -81.480521
  • 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 Wittens Mills

• 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 Tazewell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
  • Since Wittens Mills is near McDowell County and also Bland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bland 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 Wittens Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wittens Mills ...

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.

• Abbs Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Abbs Valley
  • From Wittens Mills to Abbs Valley
• Bishop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bishop is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bishop
  • From Wittens Mills to Bishop
• Drytown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Drytown is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
• Five Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
• Fourway
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fourway is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway
• Horsepen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Horsepen is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen
• Horsepen Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Horsepen Cove is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen Cove
• Joe Neets
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Joe Neets is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Neets
• Mud Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mud Fork is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Fork
• River Jack
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • River Jack is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Jack
• Stony Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stony Ridge is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
• Tiptop
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tiptop is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptop

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wittens Mills and extending to:

• Tazewell, which is the Seat of Tazewell County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Wittens Mills to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 269 miles [432.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'