Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Warm Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warm Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Warm Springs
- 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 Warm Springs:
- 38.046195, -79.790553
- 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 Warm Springs
- 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 Bath County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bath County
- Since Warm Springs is near Alleghany County and also Pocahontas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
- eBird sighting report for Pocahontas 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 Warm Springs ...
We found ten communities that share the name Warm Springs.
Within Virginia, the name Warm Springs is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Talladega County
- This Warm Springs is located in Talladega County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the southwest of the Warm Springs that is located in Bath County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Warm Springs.
- Arkansas
- Randolph County
- This Warm Springs is located in Randolph County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the west of the Warm Springs that is located in Bath County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Warm Springs.
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Warm Springs is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,094 miles [3,370 km]<1> to the west of the Warm Springs that is located in Bath County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Warm Springs.
- Georgia
- Meriwether County
- This Warm Springs is located in Meriwether County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Warm Springs that is located in Bath County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meriwether County community of Warm Springs.
- Montana
- Deer Lodge County
- This Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County and lies 1,766 miles [2,842.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Warm Springs that is located in Bath County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deer Lodge County community of Warm Springs.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This Warm Springs is located in Nye County and lies 1,974 miles [3,176.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Warm Springs that is located in Bath County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Warm Springs.
- White Pine County
- This Warm Springs is located in White Pine County and lies 1,874 miles [3,015.9 km] to the west northwest of the Warm Springs that is located in Bath County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White Pine County community of Warm Springs.
- Oregon
- Crook 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 Oregon community of Warm Springs [Crook County].
- Jefferson County
- This Warm Springs is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,172 miles [3,495.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Warm Springs that is located in Bath County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Warm Springs.
- Malheur County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Warm Springs [Malheur County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Warm Springs ...
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.
- Chimney Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Run
- Chimney Run is located in Bath County
- Dunns ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Healing Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Hot Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <5>
- Mitchelltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Mooretown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Mountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Switch Back
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switch Back have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switch Back
- Switch Back is located in Bath County
- Tinkertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
- Tinkertown is located in Bath County
How Far From Warm Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Warm Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Warm Springs and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Warm Springs to Richmond, with an average speed<6>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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,050 miles [9,736.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,635 miles [7,459.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Warm Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bath County: www.bathcountyva.org/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Warm Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Warm Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0462, Longitude: -79.7906 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Warm Springs 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Warm Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Warm Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.561 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.213 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.18 degrees. |