Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chalk Level, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chalk Level and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chalk Level
- 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 Chalk Level:
- 36.918885, -79.277972
- 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 Chalk Level
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
- Since Chalk Level is near Halifax County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Chalk Level ...
We found four communities that share the name Chalk Level.
Within Virginia, the name Chalk Level is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Saint Clair County
- This Chalk Level is located in Saint Clair County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the west of the Chalk Level that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Chalk Level.
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Chalk Level [Forsyth County].
- Harnett County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Chalk Level [Harnett County].
- Tennessee
- Hawkins County
- This Chalk Level is located in Hawkins County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the west of the Chalk Level that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Chalk Level.
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chalk Level ...
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 Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Farmers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Glenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Pittsylvania County
- Java
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Lucks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Motleys Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motleys Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motleys Mill
- Motleys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Natal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Riceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Smothers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Whittles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
How Far From Chalk Level 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 Chalk Level to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chalk Level and extending to:
- Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chalk Level to Chatham, with an average speed<5> 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 110 miles [177 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,658 miles [7,496.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chalk Level. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pittsylvania County: www.pittgov.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- Chalk Level) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chalk Level. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9189, Longitude: -79.2780 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chalk Level, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Chalk Level 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Chalk Level 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 309.292 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.737 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.349 degrees. |