Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hitesburg:
  • 36.610140, -78.725838
  • 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 Hitesburg

• 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
  • Since Hitesburg is near Mecklenburg County and also Granville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Granville 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 Hitesburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hitesburg ...

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.

• Buffalo Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
• Christie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Christie is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
• High Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • High Hill is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
• Nelson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Pools Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pools Mill is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Mill
• Red Bank
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Red Bank is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Rip Rap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rip Rap is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rip Rap
• Sandy Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Fork is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
• Shady Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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

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

• Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hitesburg to Halifax, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,068 miles [9,765.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,767 miles [10,890.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'