Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Joe Neets:
  • 37.082616, -81.478443
  • 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 Joe Neets

• 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 Joe Neets 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 Joe Neets

Curious and Interesting Names Near Joe Neets ...

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.

• Bishop
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bishop is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
• Drytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Drytown is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
• Five Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
• Fourway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fourway is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway
• Frog Level
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Frog Level is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
• Gap Store
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gap Store is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Store
• Horsepen Cove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Horsepen Cove is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen Cove
• Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Liberty is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Little Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Little Town is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
• Maxwell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
• Mud Fork
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mud Fork is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Fork
• River Jack
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • River Jack is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Jack
• Stony Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stony Ridge is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
• Tiptop
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tiptop is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptop

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

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

• Tazewell, which is the Seat of Tazewell County, lies just to the Northwest.
• 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 Joe Neets 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 272 miles [437.7 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 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,749 miles [7,642.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'