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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 Eona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eona 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 Eona:
- 36.726517, -80.767295
- 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 Eona
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Eona is near Grayson County and also Galax City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galax 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 Eona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eona ...
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.
- Browns Store
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Browns Store is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
- Early
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Early is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Fancy Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hillsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pipers Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Wolf Glade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wolf Glade is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Glade
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Eona to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Eona and extending to:
- Hillsville, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Eona 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,732 miles [7,615.4 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' (or 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- Eona) 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 Eona 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 Eona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7265, Longitude: -80.7673 In this case, the coordinates for Eona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.169 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.712 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.016 degrees. |
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