Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rickman Acres:
  • 36.515972, -79.683644
  • 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 Rickman Acres

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rickman Acres ...

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.

• Bearslide
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bearslide is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearslide
• Berry Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Berry Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
• Cascade
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Creekridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Creekridge is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekridge
• Eden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Eden is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
• Forestdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Forestdale is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Grand Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Grand Oaks is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Green Acres is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Happy Home
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Happy Home is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Home
• Leaksville Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Leaksville Junction is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville Junction
• Meadow Summit
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
• Sandy Level
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
• Spray ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Spray is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray

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

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

• Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rickman Acres to Wentworth, with an average speed<3> 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 77 miles [123.9 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,693 miles [7,552.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'