Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bethany, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bethany and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bethany
- 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 Bethany:
- 36.843735, -80.880355
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bethany
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Bethany is near Wythe County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wythe County
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bethany ...
We found 43 communities that share the name Bethany.
Within Virginia, the name Bethany is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 43 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 43 communities, 41 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Pickens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Bethany [Pickens County].
- Tuscaloosa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Bethany [Tuscaloosa County].
- Arkansas
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Baker County
- This Bethany is located in Baker County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Bethany.
- Decatur County
- This Bethany is located in Decatur County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the south southwest of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Bethany.
- Fayette County
- This Bethany is located in Fayette County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the southwest of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Bethany.
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bethany [Greene County].
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bethany [Jefferson County].
- Morgan County
- This Bethany is located in Morgan County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km] to the south southwest of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Bethany.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Bartholomew County
- This Bethany is located in Bartholomew County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Bethany.
- Morgan County
- This Bethany is located in Morgan County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km] to the northwest of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Bethany.
- Parke County
- This Bethany is located in Parke County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km] to the northwest of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Bethany.
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Bethany is located in Jefferson County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bethany.
- Owen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bethany [Owen County].
- Wolfe County
- This Bethany is located in Wolfe County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the west northwest of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of Bethany.
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Bethany lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Clay County
- Although located in Clay County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Bethany.
- Dunklin County
- This Bethany is located in Dunklin County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<2> to the west of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Bethany.
- Harrison County
- This Bethany is located in Harrison County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the west northwest of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Bethany.
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Bethany [Davidson County].
- Rockingham County
- This Bethany is located in Rockingham County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Bethany.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Marion County
- This Bethany is located in Marion County and lies 2,232 miles [3,592.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Bethany.
- Washington County
- This Bethany is located in Washington County and lies 2,235 miles [3,596.9 km] to the west northwest of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bethany.
- Pennsylvania
- Wayne County
- This Bethany is located in Wayne County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Bethany.
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Bethany [Westmoreland County].
- South Carolina
- McCormick County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Bethany [McCormick County].
- York County
- This Bethany is located in York County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Bethany.
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Bethany is located in Greene County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Bethany.
- Warren County
- This Bethany is located in Warren County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km] to the west southwest of the Bethany that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Bethany.
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bethany ...
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.
- Buck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Early
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Flatwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Fowler Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Ferry
- Fowler Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Galena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Ivanhoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Ivanhoe is located in Wythe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <5>
- Lone Ash
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Pierce Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Pierce Mill is located in Wythe County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Porters Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Crossroads
- Porters Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Rackettown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rackettown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rackettown
- Rackettown is located in Wythe County
- Raketown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Sheep Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheep Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Shorts Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Porters Crossroads
How Far From Bethany 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 Bethany to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bethany and extending to:
- Hillsville, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bethany to Hillsville, with an average speed<6> 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 195 miles [313.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,732 miles [7,615.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bethany. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carroll County: www.co.carroll.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Bethany could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Bethany) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bethany. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8437, Longitude: -80.8804 In this case, the coordinates for Bethany have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bethany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Bethany to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.234 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.804 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.025 degrees. |