Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Austinville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Austinville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Austinville
- 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 Austinville:
- 36.851089, -80.913216
- 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 Austinville
- 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 Wythe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wythe County
- Since Austinville is near Carroll County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Austinville ...
We found four communities that share the name Austinville.
Within Virginia, the name Austinville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Morgan County
- This Austinville is located in Morgan County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Austinville that is located in Wythe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Austinville.
- Iowa
- Butler County
- This Austinville is located in Butler County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Austinville that is located in Wythe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Austinville.
- Missouri
- Pemiscot County
- Although located in Pemiscot County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Austinville.
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This Austinville is located in Bradford County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Austinville that is located in Wythe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Austinville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Austinville ...
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.
- Bethany
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Buck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Flatwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Fowler Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Ferry
- Fowler Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Galena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Ivanhoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Ivanhoe is located in Wythe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <3>
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Pierce Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Pierce Mill is located in Wythe County
- Porters Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Crossroads
- Porters Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Rackettown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rackettown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rackettown
- Rackettown is located in Wythe County
- Raketown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Sheep Town
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheep Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Shorts Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
How Far From Austinville 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 Austinville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Austinville and extending to:
- Wytheville, which is the Seat of Wythe County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Austinville to Wytheville, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 197 miles [317 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 254 miles [408.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Austinville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Austinville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Austinville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8511, Longitude: -80.9132 |
| <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 Austinville 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 310.254 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.827 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.037 degrees. |