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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 Eagles Eyrie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagles Eyrie 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 Eagles Eyrie:
- 37.481807, -79.276140
- 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 Eagles Eyrie
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Eagles Eyrie is near Amherst County and also Lynchburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lynchburg 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 Eagles Eyrie
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagles Eyrie ...
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.
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Coffee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
- Court House Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Court House Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Court House Hill
- Daniels Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Daniels Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Hill
- Diamond Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Federal Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Five Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forest Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Dale is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Great Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Great Oaks is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
- Ivanhoe Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe Forest is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe Forest
- Keystone Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone Forest is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Forest
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Long Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadows is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
- Lynchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Major
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Major is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
- Maple Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Martins Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Martins Store is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
- Meadow Wood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meadow Wood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
- Merry Moor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Moor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Moor
- Panorama Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Panorama Hills is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
- Peakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peakland is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakland
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Prices Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prices Store is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Store
- Salt Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Creek is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
- Three Fountains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Three Fountains is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Fountains
How Far From Eagles Eyrie 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 Eagles Eyrie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Eagles Eyrie and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Eagles Eyrie to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,635 miles [7,459.3 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eagles Eyrie) 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 Eagles Eyrie 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 Eagles Eyrie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4818, Longitude: -79.2761 In this case, the coordinates for Eagles Eyrie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.275 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.802 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.158 degrees. |
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