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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grubb, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grubb and the surrounding area.
- 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 Grubb:
- 36.911509, -81.157593
- 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 Grubb
- 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 Grubb is near Bland County and also Smyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth 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 Grubb
Communities Also Named Grubb ...
We found one communities that are also named Grubb.
Within Virginia, the name Grubb is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Grubb in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Randolph County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Grubb [Randolph County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grubb ...
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.
- Beaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Blacklick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blacklick is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick
- Blessing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blessing is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Cripple Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Crockett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Eagle Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Furnace is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Furnace
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Noble Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Noble Furnace is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Furnace
- Rural Retreat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Speedwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Stones Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stones Mill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Mill
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Grubb 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 Grubb to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Grubb and extending to:
- Wytheville, which is the Seat of Wythe County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Grubb to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 263 miles [423.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Grubb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Grubb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Grubb to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grubb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9115, Longitude: -81.1576 In this case, the coordinates for Grubb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.398 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.00 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.118 degrees. |
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