Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fears Corner:
  • 37.045978, -78.716115
  • 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 Fears Corner

• 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 Charlotte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
  • Since Fears Corner is near Halifax County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Fears Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fears Corner ...

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.

• Aspen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Aspen is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
• Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cove is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
• Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Eureka
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Eureka is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Harrisburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrisburg is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Henry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Henry is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Mulberry Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mulberry Hill is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
• Patrick Henry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Patrick Henry is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry
• Providence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Randolph
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Randolph is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <1>
• Rough Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
• Terryville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Terryville is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville

How Far From Fears Corner 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 Fears Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fears Corner and extending to:

• Charlotte Court House, which is the Seat of Charlotte County, lies just to the East.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Fears Corner 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'