|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Allison Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allison Gap 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 Allison Gap:
- 36.894294, -81.777145
- 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 Allison Gap
- 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 Smyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth County
- Since Allison Gap is near Washington County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Allison Gap
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allison Gap ...
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.
- Cedar Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Branch is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Branch
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clarksville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clinchburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henrytown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Henrytown is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Lick Skillet
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lick Skillet is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Skillet
- Page Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Page Hollow is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Hollow
- Pleasant Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Heights is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
- Plum Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plum Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
- Saltville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tumbling Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tumbling Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling Creek
How Far From Allison Gap 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 Allison Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Allison Gap and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Smyth County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Allison Gap to Marion, 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 242 miles [389.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 292 miles [469.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,770 miles [7,676.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allison Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Allison Gap 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 Allison Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8943, Longitude: -81.7771 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.767 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.42 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.38 degrees. |
|
|