Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Arvins Store:
  • 37.019874, -78.342774
  • 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 Arvins Store

• 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 Lunenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lunenburg County
  • Since Arvins Store is near Prince Edward County and also Charlotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince Edward County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte 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 Arvins Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arvins Store ...

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.

• Bruceville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bruceville is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
• Eureka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Eureka is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Five Forks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Kells Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Kells Corner is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells Corner
• Loves Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Loves Mill is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
• Nutbush
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
• Oliveville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Oliveville is located in Nottoway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveville
• Oral Oaks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
• Plantersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Plantersville is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
• Pleasant Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Plymouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Plymouth is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
• Simplicity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Simplicity is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simplicity

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

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

• Lunenburg, which is the Seat of Lunenburg County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Arvins Store to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,612 miles [7,422.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'