Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Averett:
  • 36.574958, -78.651177
  • 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 Averett

• 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
  • Since Averett is near Halifax County and also Granville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Granville 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 Averett

Curious and Interesting Names Near Averett ...

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.

• Blanks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Blanks is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanks
• Buffalo Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
• Clarksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <1>
• Cornwall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cornwall is located in Granville County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
• High Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • High Hill is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
• Nelson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nelson
  • From Averett to Nelson
• Perfect Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Perfect Point is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfect Point
• Pools Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pools Mill is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Mill
• Red Bank
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Red Bank is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Rip Rap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rip Rap is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rip Rap
• Sandy Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Fork is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork

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

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

• Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Averett to Boydton, 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,644 miles [7,473.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'