Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Callaghan:
  • 37.812069, -80.074228
  • 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 Callaghan

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
  • Since Callaghan is near Covington City and also Greenbrier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier 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 Callaghan

Communities Also Named Callaghan ...

We found one communities that are also named Callaghan.

Within Virginia, the name Callaghan is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Callaghan in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Webb County
    • This Callaghan is located in Webb County and lies 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Callaghan that is located in Alleghany County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webb County community of Callaghan.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Callaghan ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Backbone is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backbone
• Boiling Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Boiling Spring is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
• Crows
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Crows is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows
• Fairlawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairlawn is located in Covington City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
• Falling Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Falling Spring is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
• Hematite
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hematite is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
• Mapledale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mapledale is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
• Moss Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
• Rich Patch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
• Rich Patch Mines
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rich Patch Mines is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch Mines
• Stonewall
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stonewall is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Callaghan 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 Callaghan to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 180 miles [289.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'