Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cashs Corner:
  • 36.915428, -77.111354
  • 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 Cashs Corner

• 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Since Cashs Corner is near Southampton County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Southampton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Surry 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 Cashs Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cashs Corner ...

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.

• Berlin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Berlin is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Booker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Booker is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
• Chub ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chub is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chub
• Church ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Church is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church
• Dory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dory is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dory
• Homeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Homeville is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeville
• Lambs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lambs is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
• Littleton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Littleton is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
• Piney Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Grove is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Pulleys Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pulleys Crossroads is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulleys Crossroads
• Saddlers Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Saddlers Crossroads is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlers Crossroads

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

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

• Sussex, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cashs Corner to Sussex, 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 46 miles [74 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 136 miles [218.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'