Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Laurel Bluffs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laurel Bluffs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Laurel Bluffs

• 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 Laurel Bluffs:
  • 36.482083, -79.852539
  • 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 Laurel Bluffs

• 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 Laurel Bluffs is near Henry County and also Stokes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes 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 Laurel Bluffs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurel Bluffs ...

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.

• Deep Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Deep Springs is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
• Green Knolls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Green Knolls is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Knolls
• Holly Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Holly Hills is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Homestead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Homestead is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
• Indian Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Hills is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Leaksville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
• Matrimony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
• Piney Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Fork is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
• Providence
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Providence is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Ravenwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ravenwood is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
• Riverbend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverbend is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
• Sunset Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Hills is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
• Whispering Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

How Far From Laurel Bluffs 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 Laurel Bluffs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Laurel Bluffs to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,702 miles [7,567.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'