Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fore Store:
  • 37.402091, -78.673341
  • 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 Fore Store

• 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 Appomattox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Appomattox County
  • Since Fore Store is near Buckingham County and also Prince Edward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buckingham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince Edward 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 Fore Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fore Store ...

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.

• Chestnut Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Elam
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Elam is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
• Evergreen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Flood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Flood is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flood
• Hixburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hixburg is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixburg
• Hurtsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
• Prospect
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Prospect is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <1>
• Shields
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Shields is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
• Sliders
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sliders is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliders
• Toga
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Toga is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga

How Far From Fore Store 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 Fore Store to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Appomattox, which is the Seat of Appomattox County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Fore Store to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 136 miles [218.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,031 miles [9,706 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,612 miles [7,422.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'