Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Cal-Vel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cal-Vel and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cal-Vel

• 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 Cal-Vel:
  • 36.429308, -78.969177
  • 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 Cal-Vel

• 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 Person County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Person County
  • Since Cal-Vel is near Halifax County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell 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 Cal-Vel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cal-Vel ...

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.

• Chub Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chub Lake is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chub Lake
• Denny Store
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Denny Store is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Store
• Five Forks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Five Forks is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Harmony
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hicks Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hicks Village is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
• Lake View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake View is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Longs Store
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Longs Store is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Store
• Rogersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rogersville is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
• Roseville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Roseville is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Triple Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Triple Springs is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Springs

How Far From Cal-Vel 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 Cal-Vel to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cal-Vel and extending to:

• Roxboro, which is the Seat of Person County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Cal-Vel to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> 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 200 miles [321.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,664 miles [7,506 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'