Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Buddle:
  • 36.918178, -80.848131
  • 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 Buddle

• 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 Wythe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wythe County
  • Since Buddle is near Pulaski County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Buddle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buddle ...

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.

• Bethany
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bethany is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Boom Furnace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Boom Furnace is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boom Furnace
• Farmers Store
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Farmers Store is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Store
• Flatwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatwood is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Galena
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Galena is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
• Grahams Forge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
• High Rocks Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • High Rocks Mill is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rocks Mill
• Jett
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jett is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
• Locust Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Lone Ash
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lone Ash is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Ash
  • Rackettown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rackettown is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rackettown
  • Red Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Red Hill is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Reed Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Reed Junction is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Junction
  • Shorts Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
  • Star Cave
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Star Cave is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cave

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

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

• Wytheville, which is the Seat of Wythe County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Buddle to Wytheville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 192 miles [309 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 248 miles [399.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,728 miles [7,609 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'