Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bosses:
  • 36.712082, -79.114182
  • 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 Bosses

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bosses ...

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.

• Birch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Birch is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
• Elmo
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Elmo is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
• Henrys Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
• High Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • High Rock is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rock
• Jones
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jones is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Pickaway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pickaway is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickaway
• Plato
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Plato is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
• Pleasant Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Red Oak Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Red Oak Hollow is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Hollow
• Terrys Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Terrys Corner is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Corner

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

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

• Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bosses to Halifax, with an average speed<2> 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 188 miles [302.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,659 miles [7,497.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'