Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Boiling Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boiling Spring and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Boiling Spring
- 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 Boiling Spring:
- 37.688181, -80.093391
- 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 Boiling Spring
- 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 Alleghany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
- Since Boiling Spring is near Botetourt County and also Covington City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Botetourt County
- eBird sighting report for Covington City
- 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 Boiling Spring ...
We found five communities that share the name Boiling Spring.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Boiling Spring.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Albemarle County
- This Boiling Spring is located in Albemarle County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east of the Boiling Spring that is located in Alleghany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Boiling Spring.
- Albemarle County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- This Boiling Spring is located in Calhoun County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the southwest of the Boiling Spring that is located in Alleghany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Boiling Spring.
- Kentucky
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Boiling Spring [Warren County].
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Boiling Spring.
- South Carolina
- Orangeburg 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 Boiling Spring [Orangeburg County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boiling Spring ...
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.
- Backbone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Crows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Fairlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Hematite
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Iron Hill Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Hill Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill Springs
- Iron Hill Springs is located in Alleghany County
- Lignite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Middle Mountain ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Mountain
- Middle Mountain is located in Craig County
- Moss Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Potts Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Creek
- Potts Creek is located in Alleghany County
- Rich Patch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Stonewall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Sweet Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs
- Sweet Springs is located in Monroe County (WV)
How Far From Boiling Spring to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Boiling Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boiling Spring and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Boiling Spring to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,663 miles [7,504.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boiling Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Alleghany County: www.co.alleghany.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boiling Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boiling Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6882, Longitude: -80.0934 In this case, the coordinates for Boiling Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Boiling Spring 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. |
| <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 Boiling Spring, 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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Boiling Spring to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.752 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.377 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.427 degrees. |