Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Horsepen Cove:
  • 37.213726, -81.507885
  • 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 Horsepen Cove

• 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 Tazewell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
  • Since Horsepen Cove is near McDowell County and also Mercer 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 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 Horsepen Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Horsepen Cove ...

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.

• Abbs Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
• Bishop
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bishop is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
• Drytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Drytown is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
• Five Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
• Fourway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fourway is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway
• Horsepen
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Horsepen is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen
• Jacobs Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jacobs Fork is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Fork
• Johnstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Johnstown is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Mud Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mud Fork is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Fork
• Squire
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Squire is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire
• Stony Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Stony Ridge is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
• Tiptop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tiptop is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptop

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

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

• Tazewell, which is the Seat of Tazewell County, lies just to the South.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Horsepen Cove 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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 269 miles [432.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,744 miles [7,634.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'