Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hale Creek:
  • 37.261223, -81.942624
  • 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 Hale Creek

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hale Creek ...

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.

• Dwight
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dwight is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
• Hanger
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanger is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanger
• Horn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Horn is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn
• Janey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Janey is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
• Marvin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Marvin is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
• Mount Heron
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Heron is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
• Page
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Page is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
• Shack Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack Mills
• Slate
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Slate is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
• Stacy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stacy is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hale Creek and extending to:

• Grundy, which is the Seat of Buchanan County, lies just to the West.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hale Creek to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,761 miles [7,662.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'