Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chatmoss:
  • 36.656804, -79.812259
  • 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 Chatmoss

• 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Since Chatmoss is near Martinsville City and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martinsville City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Chatmoss

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chatmoss ...

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.

• Boxwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Boxwood is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
• Chestnut Knob
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Knob is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knob
• Davis Store
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Davis Store is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Store
• Grassy Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Grassy Creek is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
• Hill Top
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hill Top is located in Martinsville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Irisburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Irisburg is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
• Jones Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Creek is located in Martinsville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
• Laurel Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Laurel Park is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
• Marrowbone Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marrowbone Heights is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone Heights
• Martinsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Martinsville is located in Martinsville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <1>
• Old Liberty
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Old Liberty is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty

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

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

• Collinsville, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Chatmoss to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 216 miles [347.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,693 miles [7,552.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'