Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Old Mill Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Mill Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Mill Village

• 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 Old Mill Village:
  • 37.772892, -81.217879
  • 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 Old Mill Village

• 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
  • Since Old Mill Village is near Fayette County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Old Mill Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Mill Village ...

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.

• Affinity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Affinity is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affinity
• Beaver
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beaver is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Former name for Beaver:
  • Glen Hedrick
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <1>
• Cedar
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cedar is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
• Crab Orchard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crab Orchard is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <1>
• Cranberry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cranberry is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
• Dry Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dry Hill is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
• Glen View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen View is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen View
• Glen White
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen White is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
• Glen White Junction ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Glen White Junction is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White Junction
• Harper
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Harper is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper <1>
• Harper Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Harper Heights is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Heights
• Johnstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Johnstown is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Prosperity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
• Spangler Factory ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Spangler Factory is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Factory

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old Mill Village and extending to:

• Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies just to the East.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Old Mill Village to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,709 miles [7,578.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'