Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Point Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Point Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Point 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 Point Mills:
- 40.082573, -80.580907
- 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 Point 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 Ohio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ohio County
- Since Point Mills is near Marshall County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Point Mills ...
We found one communities that share the name Point Mills.
Within West Virginia, the name Point Mills is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Point Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- This Point Mills is located in Houghton County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Point Mills that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Point Mills.
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Point 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.
- Betty Zane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betty Zane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty Zane
- Betty Zane is located in Ohio County
- Cedar Rocks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rocks
- Cedar Rocks is located in Ohio County
- Clearview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Coon Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Island
- Coon Island is located in Washington County (PA)
- Echo Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County
- Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Elm Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Glenns Run ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenns Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Run
- Glenns Run is located in Ohio County
- Greggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
- Greggsville is located in Ohio County
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- Mount Echo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Echo
- Mount Echo is located in Ohio County
- Sand Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Twilight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Valley Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
- Valley Camp is located in Marshall County
- Valley Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
- Valley Grove is located in Ohio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Grove <3>
- Warwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Echo
How Far From Point Mills 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 Point Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Point Mills and extending to:
- Wheeling, which is the Seat of Ohio County, lies just to the West.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Point Mills to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 205 miles [329.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Point Mills. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Point Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Point Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0826, Longitude: -80.5809 In this case, the coordinates for Point Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Point Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.964 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.978 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.816 degrees. |