Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lackey Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lackey Store and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lackey Store
- 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 Lackey Store:
- 36.531527, -80.181995
- 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 Lackey Store
- 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 Stokes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- Since Lackey Store is near Patrick County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Patrick County
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lackey Store ...
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.
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Georges Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Georges Mill is located in Stokes County
- Gilbert Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mill
- Gilbert Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Hartman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Harts Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Store
- Harts Store is located in Stokes County
- Nettleridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nettleridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Patrick Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Springs
- Patrick Springs is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patrick Springs <3>
- Sandy Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Ridge <3>
- Snow Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
How Far From Lackey Store 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 Lackey Store to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Lackey Store and extending to:
- Danbury, which is the Seat of Stokes County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<4> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Lackey Store to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lackey Store. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stokes County: www.co.stokes.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lackey Store) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lackey Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5315, Longitude: -80.1820 In this case, the coordinates for Lackey Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lackey Store to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.828 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.293 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.84 degrees. |