Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Callaville:
  • 36.828654, -77.668797
  • 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 Callaville

• 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
  • Since Callaville is near Greensville County and also Dinwiddie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie 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 Callaville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Callaville ...

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.

• Cowie Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowie Corner is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowie Corner
• Dolphin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dolphin
  • From Callaville to Dolphin
• Fields Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fields Crossroads is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
• Freeman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Freeman is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• Pleasant Shade
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Shade is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade
• Purdy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Purdy is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
• Radium
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Radium is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Radium
  • From Callaville to Radium
• Rivers Edge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rivers Edge is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
• Rocky Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Walnut Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
• Willow Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Oaks is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks

How Far From Callaville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Callaville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Callaville to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 146 miles [235 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,013 miles [9,677 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,590 miles [7,386.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'