Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grahams Forge:
  • 36.939843, -80.884800
  • 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 Grahams Forge

• 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 Wythe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wythe County
  • Since Grahams Forge is near Pulaski County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Grahams Forge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grahams Forge ...

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.

• Bethany
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bethany is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Boom Furnace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Boom Furnace is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boom Furnace
• Clark ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clark is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Farmers Store
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Farmers Store is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Store
• Flatwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Flatwood is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Galena
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Galena is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
• Jett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jett is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
• Locust Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
• Lone Ash
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Ash is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Ash
• Max Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Max Meadows is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max Meadows
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max Meadows <1>
• Rackettown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rackettown is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rackettown
• Red Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Hill is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Star Cave
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Star Cave is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cave

How Far From Grahams Forge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grahams Forge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wytheville, which is the Seat of Wythe County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Grahams Forge to Wytheville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four 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 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,852 miles [11,027.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,728 miles [7,609 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'