Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Leviva:
  • 36.397915, -79.579750
  • 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 Leviva

• 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 Leviva is near Caswell County and also Pittsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania 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 Leviva

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leviva ...

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.

• Cedar Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Ridge is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
• College Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • College Village is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
• Forestdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Forestdale is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Happy Home
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Happy Home is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Home
• Hickory Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Jones
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jones is located in Caswell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Locust Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
• Quick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Quick is located in Caswell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
• Sandy Cross
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Cross is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
• Village Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Village Oaks is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Oaks
• Woodland Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodland Park is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Leviva to Wentworth, with an average speed<2> 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 67 miles [107.8 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 three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 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 6,114 miles [9,839.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,693 miles [7,552.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'