Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Bethlehem:
  • 36.253484, -77.979987
  • 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 Old Bethlehem

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Old Bethlehem is near Halifax County and also Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Old Bethlehem

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Bethlehem ...

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.

• Centerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
• Glenview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenview is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
• Gold Sand
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gold Sand is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Sand
• Grove Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Grove Hill is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Heathsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Heathsville is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
• Inez
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Inez is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
• Liberia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberia is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberia
• Lickskillet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lickskillet is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
• Marmaduke
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Marmaduke is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaduke

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

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

• Warrenton, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Bethlehem to Warrenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,627 miles [7,446.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'