Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cardwell Town:
  • 36.902058, -81.779008
  • 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 Cardwell Town

• 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 Smyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth County
  • Since Cardwell Town is near Washington County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Cardwell Town

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardwell Town ...

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.

• Cedar Branch
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cedar Branch is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Branch
• Clinchburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clinchburg is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
• Henrytown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Henrytown is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
• Lick Skillet
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lick Skillet is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Skillet
• Page Hollow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Page Hollow is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Hollow
• Pleasant Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Heights is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
• Plum Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Plum Creek is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
• Saltville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Saltville is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltville <1>
• Tumbling Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tumbling Creek is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cardwell Town and extending to:

• Marion, which is the Seat of Smyth County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cardwell Town to Marion, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 242 miles [389.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 292 miles [469.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'