Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Callaway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Callaway and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Callaway
- 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 Callaway:
- 37.011527, -80.049481
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Callaway
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Callaway is near Floyd County and also Roanoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- eBird sighting report for Roanoke 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Callaway ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Callaway.
Within Virginia, the name Callaway is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Richland Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Callaway [Richland Parish].
- Union Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Callaway [Union Parish].
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Callaway [Raleigh County].
- Wyoming County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Callaway [Wyoming County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Callaway ...
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.
- Airpoint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Arsenic Mine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arsenic Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenic Mine
- Arsenic Mine is located in Floyd County
- Copper Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
- Copper Hill is located in Floyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copper Hill <4>
- Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Franklin County
- Hay Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Helm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Hemlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Henry Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Fork
- Henry Fork is located in Franklin County
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
- Smart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Callaway 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 Callaway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Callaway and extending to:
- Rocky Mount, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the East.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Callaway to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 209 miles [336.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,689 miles [7,546.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Callaway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyva.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Callaway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Callaway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0115, Longitude: -80.0495 In this case, the coordinates for Callaway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Callaway could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Callaway to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.742 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.265 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.632 degrees. |