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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Guerrant Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Guerrant Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Guerrant Springs:
- 36.469583, -79.599473
- 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 Guerrant 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Guerrant Springs is near Pittsylvania County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania 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 Guerrant Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Guerrant 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.
- Bearslide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bearslide is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearslide
- Berry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Berry Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Cascade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cedar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- College Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Creekridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Creekridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekridge
- Dan River ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dan River is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River
- Forestdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forestdale is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Grand Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Oaks is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Happy Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Home is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Home
- Hickory Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Leaksville Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leaksville Junction is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville Junction
- Meadow Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Quick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Village Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Village Oaks is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Oaks
How Far From Guerrant Springs 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 Guerrant Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Guerrant Springs once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Guerrant Springs and extending to:
- Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Guerrant Springs to Wentworth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Guerrant Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Guerrant Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Guerrant Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Guerrant Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4696, Longitude: -79.5995 In this case, the coordinates for Guerrant Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.49 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.897 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.626 degrees. |
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