Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Claudville:
  • 36.589581, -80.418393
  • 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 Claudville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Claudville ...

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.

• Brim ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brim is located in Surry County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brim
• Dry Pond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dry Pond is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
• Five Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Five Forks is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Georges Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Georges Mill is located in Stokes County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
• Harts Store
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Harts Store is located in Stokes County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Store
• Jessup Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jessup Mill is located in Stokes County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup Mill
• Joyce Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Joyce Mill is located in Stokes County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Mill
• Meadowfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Meadowfield is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowfield
• Peters Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
• Slate Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Slate Mountain is located in Surry County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mountain

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

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

• Stuart, which is the Seat of Patrick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Claudville to Stuart, 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 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 243 miles [391.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'