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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 Emory, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emory 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 Emory:
- 36.772891, -81.836234
- 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 Emory
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Emory is near Smyth County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Emory
Communities Also Named Emory ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Emory.
Within Virginia, the name Emory is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Choctaw County
- This Emory is located in Choctaw County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Emory that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Emory.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Emory is located in DeKalb County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Emory that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Emory.
- Kansas
- Kearny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Emory [Kearny County].
- Louisiana
- Caldwell Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Emory [Caldwell Parish].
- Mississippi
- Holmes County
- This Emory is located in Holmes County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Emory that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Emory.
- Montana
- Golden Valley County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Emory [Golden Valley County].
- South Carolina
- Saluda County
- This Emory is located in Saluda County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the south of the Emory that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saluda County community of Emory.
- Tennessee
- Morgan County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Emory [Morgan County].
- Texas
- Rains County
- This Emory is located in Rains County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Emory that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Emory.
- Utah
- Summit County
- This Emory is located in Summit County and lies 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Emory that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Emory.
- West Virginia
- Mineral County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Emory [Mineral County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Emory ...
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.
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clinchburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Fleet
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Meadowview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mock Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mock Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Mill
- Plum Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
- Price Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Price Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Shortsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
How Far From Emory 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 Emory to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Emory and extending to:
- Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Emory to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 300 miles [482.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,193 miles [9,966.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,777 miles [7,687.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Emory) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Emory could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Emory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Emory 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 Emory. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7729, Longitude: -81.8362 In this case, the coordinates for Emory have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.802 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.443 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.441 degrees. |
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