Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coulwood:
  • 36.993443, -82.054296
  • 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 Coulwood

• 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Since Coulwood is near Letcher County and also Buchanan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan 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 Coulwood

Communities Also Named Coulwood ...

We found one communities that are also named Coulwood.

Within Virginia, the name Coulwood is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Coulwood in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Mecklenburg County
    • This Coulwood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Coulwood that is located in Russell County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Coulwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coulwood ...

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.

• Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Corner is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
• Council
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Council is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
• Flatrock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Flatrock is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
• Flatwoods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Flatwoods is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
• Fuller Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fuller Corner is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Corner
• Fullers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fullers is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
• Hickory Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Junction is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Junction
• Pondtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pondtown is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondtown
• Slabtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Slabtown is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Spring City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring City is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coulwood and extending to:

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Coulwood to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 303 miles [487.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'