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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 Howells Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howells 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 Howells Mill:
    • 38.441753, -82.219590
    • 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 Howells 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 Cabell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
    • Since Howells Mill is near Lawrence County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Howells Mill

Communities Also Named Howells Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Howells Mill.

Within West Virginia, the name Howells Mill is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Howells Mill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Sussex County
      • This Howells Mill is located in Sussex County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Howells Mill that is located in Cabell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Howells Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Howells 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.

  • Blue Sulphur
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Sulphur is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur
  • Fair Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fair Place is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
  • Fudges Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
  • Indian Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Indian Meadows is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
  • Inez
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Inez is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Lock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
  • Martha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Martha is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
  • Pea Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Prairietown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Prairietown is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
  • Riverview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Riverview is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rolling Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Timberlake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Timberlake is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

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

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

  • Huntington, which is the Seat of Cabell County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Howells Mill to Huntington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 281 miles [452.2 km] to the east (E). 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 6,133 miles [9,870.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Howells Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Howells 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 Howells Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4418, Longitude: -82.2196       In this case, the coordinates for Howells Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.018 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.933 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.089 degrees.