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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 Eagle Furnace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle Furnace 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 Eagle Furnace:
- 36.839844, -81.048419
- 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 Eagle Furnace
- 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 Wythe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wythe County
- Since Eagle Furnace is near Carroll County and also Grayson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson 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 Eagle Furnace
Communities Also Named Eagle Furnace ...
We found one communities that are also named Eagle Furnace.
Within Virginia, the name Eagle Furnace is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Eagle Furnace in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Roane County
- This Eagle Furnace is located in Roane County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Eagle Furnace that is located in Wythe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Eagle Furnace.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Furnace ...
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.
- Buck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buck is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Cripple Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Eagle ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eagle is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Fallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Fowler Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fowler Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Ferry
- Fries Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fries Junction is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries Junction
- Grubb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grubb is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb
- Ivanhoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Noble Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Noble Furnace is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Furnace
- Pierce Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pierce Mill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Porters Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Porters Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Crossroads
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Raketown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Raketown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raketown
- Sheep Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Speedwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stones Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stones Mill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Mill
How Far From Eagle Furnace to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eagle Furnace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eagle Furnace and extending to:
- Wytheville, which is the Seat of Wythe County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Eagle Furnace to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,157 miles [9,908.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,740 miles [7,628.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eagle Furnace) 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 Eagle Furnace 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 Eagle Furnace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8398, Longitude: -81.0484 In this case, the coordinates for Eagle Furnace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.334 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.917 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.096 degrees. |
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