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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 Comers Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Comers Rock 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 Comers Rock:
- 36.744287, -81.236209
- 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 Comers Rock
- 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Since Comers Rock is near Wythe County and also Smyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wythe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth 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 Comers Rock
Curious and Interesting Names Near Comers Rock ...
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 Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cripple Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Elk Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Flat Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Fox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fox is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Elk Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Elk Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Elk Creek
- Noble Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Noble Furnace is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Furnace
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rose Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rose Ferry is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Ferry
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Speedwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Sugar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Turkey Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Turkey Fork is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Fork
How Far From Comers Rock 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 Comers Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Comers Rock and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Comers Rock to Independence, with an average speed<3> 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 216 miles [347.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 273 miles [439.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,752 miles [7,647.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Comers Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Comers Rock 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 Comers Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7443, Longitude: -81.2362 In this case, the coordinates for Comers Rock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.446 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.031 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.202 degrees. |
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