Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rheasville:
  • 36.410429, -77.700257
  • 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 Rheasville

• 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
  • Since Rheasville is near Northampton County and also Greensville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville 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 Rheasville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rheasville ...

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.

• Beaverdam
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Beaverdam is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
• Brewers Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brewers Crossroads is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Crossroads
• Days Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Days Crossroads is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
• Garysburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Garysburg is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <1>
• Gum Forks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gum Forks is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Forks
• Heathsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Heathsville is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
• Lewis Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis Crossroads is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossroads
• Mud Castle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mud Castle is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Castle
• Pierces Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pierces Crossroads is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Crossroads
• Roper Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Roper Springs is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Springs
• Rosemary
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rosemary is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
• Ruggles
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ruggles is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
• Slates Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Slates Corner is located in Greensville County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rheasville and extending to:

• Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Rheasville to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,032 miles [9,707.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,608 miles [7,415.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'