Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Triple Springs:
  • 36.487641, -78.848341
  • 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 Triple Springs

• 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 Person County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Person County
  • Since Triple Springs is near Halifax County and also Granville 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 Granville 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 Triple Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Triple Springs ...

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.

• Christie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Christie is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
• Chub Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Chub Lake is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chub Lake
• Denny Store
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Denny Store is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Store
• Harmony
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Mayo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
• Nelson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Red Bank
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Bank is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Rip Rap
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rip Rap is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rip Rap
• Rogersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rogersville is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
• Shady Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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

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

• Roxboro, which is the Seat of Person County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Triple Springs to Roxboro, 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 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 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'