Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Callands:
  • 36.820139, -79.586697
  • 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 Callands

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Callands ...

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.

• Banister
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Banister is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister
• Climax
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Climax is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
• Flint Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Flint Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Grady
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
• Green Pond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Pond is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
• Hollys Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hollys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollys Mill
• Jones Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
• Museville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
• Sandy River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy River is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
• Turkey Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Turkey Fork is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Fork
• Worlds
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds

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

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

• Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Callands to Chatham, 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 128 miles [206 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 199 miles [320.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'