Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alchie:
  • 36.892361, -79.016403
  • 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 Alchie

• 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 Alchie is near Pittsylvania County and also Campbell 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 Campbell 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 Alchie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alchie ...

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.

• Acorn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Acorn is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
• Crystal Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
• Elkhorn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Elkhorn is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
• Hickory Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Liberty
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Meadville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Meadville is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
• Millstone
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Millstone is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
• Plato
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Plato is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
• Republican Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Grove
• Sign Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
• Youngers Store
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Youngers Store is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngers Store

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

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

• Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alchie to Halifax, 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.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,068 miles [9,765.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'