Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Huddle:
  • 36.848733, -81.036196
  • 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 Huddle

• 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 Huddle is near Carroll County and also Grayson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson 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 Huddle

Communities Also Named Huddle ...

We found one communities that are also named Huddle.

Within Virginia, the name Huddle is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Huddle in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Wayne County
    • This Huddle is located in Wayne County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Huddle that is located in Wythe County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Huddle.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huddle ...

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.

• Cripple Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
• Eagle ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Eagle is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
• Eagle Furnace
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Eagle Furnace is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Furnace
• Ivanhoe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <2>
• Noble Furnace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Noble Furnace is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Furnace
• Pierce Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pierce Mill is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
• Porters Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Porters Crossroads is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Crossroads
• Raketown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Raketown is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raketown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Huddle and extending to:

• Wytheville, which is the Seat of Wythe County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Huddle 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 259 miles [416.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,739 miles [7,626.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'