Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mill Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mill Point
- 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 Mill Point:
- 38.158175, -80.180903
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mill Point
- 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 Pocahontas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pocahontas County
- Since Mill Point is near Greenbrier County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- eBird sighting report for Webster 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mill Point ...
We found five communities that share the name Mill Point.
Within West Virginia, the name Mill Point is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Mill Point is located in Hillsborough County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the south of the Mill Point that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Mill Point.
- Michigan
- Ottawa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Mill Point [Ottawa County].
- New York
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Mill Point [Montgomery County].
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mill Point [Alamance County].
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Mill Point is located in Sullivan County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mill Point that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Mill Point.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Point ...
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.
- Beard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Buckeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Buckeye is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye <4>
- Burr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Droop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Knapp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Locust
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Mill Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Raintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Spice
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Violet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Mill Point 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 Mill Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mill Point and extending to:
- Marlinton, which is the Seat of Pocahontas County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mill Point to Charleston, with an average speed<5>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,771 miles [10,896.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,647 miles [7,478.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mill Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mill Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mill Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1582, Longitude: -80.1809 In this case, the coordinates for Mill Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Mill Point could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mill Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.791 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.491 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.306 degrees. |