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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vox, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vox and the surrounding area.
- 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 Vox:
- 36.553185, -81.055916
- 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 Vox
- 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 Alleghany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
- Since Vox is near Grayson County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry 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 Vox
Communities Also Named Vox ...
We found two communities that are also named Vox.
Within North Carolina, the name Vox is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Laurel County
- This Vox is located in Laurel County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the west of the Vox that is located in Alleghany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurel County community of Vox.
- South Carolina
- Williamsburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Vox [Williamsburg County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vox ...
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.
- Carsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carsonville is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Cherry Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
- Chestnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Edwards Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Hare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hare is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare
- Hooker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Moore Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moore Ferry is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
- Peach Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peach Bottom is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
- Pine Swamp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Swamp is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Swamp
- Rich Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Saddle Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saddle Mountain is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Mountain
- Twin Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Twin Oaks is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Vox 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 Vox to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vox and extending to:
- Sparta, which is the Seat of Alleghany County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Vox to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,752 miles [7,647.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Vox could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Vox to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5532, Longitude: -81.0559 In this case, the coordinates for Vox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.341 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.883 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.188 degrees. |
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