Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Aiken Summit:
  • 36.595138, -79.704756
  • 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 Aiken Summit

• 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Since Aiken Summit is near Pittsylvania County and also Rockingham 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 Rockingham 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 Aiken Summit

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aiken Summit ...

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.

• Berry Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Berry Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
• Boxwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Boxwood is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
• Cascade
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Creekridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Creekridge is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekridge
• Davis Store
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Davis Store is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Store
• Eden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
• Grand Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Oaks is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
• Green Acres
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Irisburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Irisburg is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
• Leaksville Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Leaksville Junction is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville Junction
• Meadow Summit
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
• Sandy Level
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sandy Level is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
• Soapstone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Soapstone is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstone
• Spray ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray

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

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

• Collinsville, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Aiken Summit to Collinsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 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 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'