Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blaker 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 Blaker Mills:
  • 37.761787, -80.607301
  • 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 Blaker 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
  • Since Blaker Mills is near Summers County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summers County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Blaker Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blaker 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.

• Blue Sulphur Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Blue Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur Springs
• Grassy Meadows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grassy Meadows is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Meadows
• Half Way
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Half Way is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Way
• Hickory Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hokes Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hokes Mill is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Mill
• Palestine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Palestine is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Rockland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Sinks Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sinks Grove is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Grove
• Snowflake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Snowflake is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
• Wolfcreek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek

How Far From Blaker Mills 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 Blaker 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 Blaker Mills and extending to:

• Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blaker Mills to Lewisburg, 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.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 208 miles [334.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'