Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Collierstown:
  • 37.785686, -79.589209
  • 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 Collierstown

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Collierstown ...

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.

• Buffalo Bend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo Bend is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bend
• California
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • California is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
• Crane
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Crane is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
• Denmark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Denmark is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
• Fancy Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
• Longdale Furnace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Longdale Furnace is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale Furnace
• Longwood ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
• Maple Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Maple Grove is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Mudtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mudtown is located in Lexington City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtown
• Nicelytown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Nicelytown is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicelytown
• Sycamore Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sycamore Valley is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley

How Far From Collierstown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Collierstown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Collierstown to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,637 miles [7,462.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'