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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chestnut Knob, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chestnut Knob and the surrounding area.
- 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 Chestnut Knob:
- 36.624027, -79.910596
- 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 Chestnut Knob
- 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 Chestnut Knob is near Rockingham County and also Martinsville City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martinsville City
- 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 Chestnut Knob
Communities Also Named Chestnut Knob ...
We found two communities that are also named Chestnut Knob.
Within Virginia, the name Chestnut Knob is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Chestnut Knob is located in Fayette County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Chestnut Knob that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Chestnut Knob.
- Mercer County
- This Chestnut Knob is located in Mercer County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the northwest of the Chestnut Knob that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Chestnut Knob.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chestnut Knob ...
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.
- Craig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Craig is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Grassy Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Hill Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Top is located in Martinsville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Horse Pasture
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Jones Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jones Creek is located in Martinsville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Marrowbone Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone Heights
- Martinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Liberty is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Price
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
How Far From Chestnut Knob 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 Chestnut Knob to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chestnut Knob and extending to:
- Collinsville, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the North.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Chestnut Knob 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 221 miles [355.7 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 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,698 miles [7,560.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chestnut Knob) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Chestnut Knob to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chestnut Knob. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6240, Longitude: -79.9106 In this case, the coordinates for Chestnut Knob have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.668 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.123 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.701 degrees. |
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