Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fancy Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fancy Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fancy Grove
- 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 Fancy Grove:
- 37.147366, -79.533085
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fancy Grove
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Fancy Grove is near Campbell County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fancy Grove ...
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.
- Brights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Chestnut Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Fork
- Chestnut Fork is located in Bedford County
- Diamond Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Diamond Hill is located in Bedford County
- Dundee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Eagles Roost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Roost
- Eagles Roost is located in Bedford County
- Five Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Bedford County
- Flint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Bedford County
- Gross Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gross Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Point
- Gross Point is located in Bedford County
- Isle of Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Pines
- Isle of Pines is located in Bedford County
- Joppa Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Leesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Otter Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hill
- Otter Hill is located in Bedford County
- Otter View ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter View
- Otter View is located in Bedford County
- Pelican Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Point
- Pelican Point is located in Franklin County
How Far From Fancy Grove 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 Fancy Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Fancy Grove once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fancy Grove and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Fancy Grove to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 181 miles [291.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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 Fancy Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fancy Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fancy Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1474, Longitude: -79.5331 In this case, the coordinates for Fancy Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Fancy Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.435 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.935 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.376 degrees. |