Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grapefield:
  • 37.149562, -81.242043
  • 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 Grapefield

• 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 Bland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bland County
  • Since Grapefield is near Tazewell County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Grapefield

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grapefield ...

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.

• Bland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bland is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <1>
• Brush Fork
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Brush Fork is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Fork
• Cove Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cove Creek is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
• Eagle Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle Oak is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Oak
• Falls Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
• Hales Bottom
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hales Bottom is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Bottom
• Hicksville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hicksville is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
• Little Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Town is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
• Rocky Gap
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
• Sam
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sam is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam
• Suiter
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Suiter is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suiter

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

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

• Bland, which is the Seat of Bland County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 210 miles [338 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Grapefield 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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'