Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Romines 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 Romines Mills:
  • 39.169815, -80.264253
  • 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 Romines 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Since Romines Mills is near Barbour County and also Upshur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur 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 Romines Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Romines 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.

• Bear Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bear Mountain is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Mountain
• Century
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Century is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
• Homeland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Homeland is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
• Industrial
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Industrial is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial
• Johnstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Johnstown is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Lost Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
• Nutter Fort
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
• Oral Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oral Lake is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Lake
• Peeltree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Peeltree is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeltree
• Pepper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pepper is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
• Quiet Dell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
• Rider
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rider is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider
• Ruraldale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ruraldale is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
• Sheets Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sheets Mills is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Mills

How Far From Romines 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 Romines 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 Romines Mills and extending to:

• Clarksburg, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Romines Mills to Charleston, with an average speed<2>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 6 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 174 miles [280 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,610 miles [7,419.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'