Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Allisonia:
  • 36.939289, -80.736181
  • 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 Allisonia

• 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Allisonia is near Wythe County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wythe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Allisonia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Allisonia ...

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.

• Boom Furnace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Boom Furnace is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boom Furnace
• High Rocks Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • High Rocks Mill is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rocks Mill
• Jett
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jett is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
• Lone Ash
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lone Ash is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Ash
• Mitchell Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mitchell Crossroads is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Crossroads
• Red Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Red Hill is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Reed Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Reed Junction is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Junction
• Star Cave
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Star Cave is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cave
• Tinytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tinytown is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinytown

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

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

• Pulaski, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Allisonia to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 242 miles [389.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'