Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eldon Knolls:
  • 36.834583, -79.378080
  • 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 Eldon Knolls

• 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 Pittsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
  • Since Eldon Knolls is near Madison County and also Danville City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Danville 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 Eldon Knolls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eldon Knolls ...

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 Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Dry Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dry Fork is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
• Flint Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Flint Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Jones Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
• Motleys Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Motleys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motleys Mill
• Smothers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Smothers is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothers
• Spring Garden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
• Whittles
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
  • Whittles has also been known as:
  • Whittle's Depot
  • Whittle's Station
• Whittletown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Whittletown is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittletown
• Woodlawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
• Woodlawn Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn Heights is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights

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

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

• Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Eldon Knolls 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 191 miles [307.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,788 miles [10,924.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,666 miles [7,509.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'