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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Junta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Junta and the surrounding area.
- 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 Junta:
- 37.033193, -80.053093
- 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 Junta
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Junta is near Floyd County and also Roanoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke 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 Junta
Communities Also Named Junta ...
We found three communities that are also named Junta.
Within Virginia, the name Junta is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Junta is located in Bartow County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Junta that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Junta.
- New Mexico
- Rio Arriba County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Junta [Rio Arriba County].
- West Virginia
- Summers County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Junta [Summers County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Junta ...
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.
- Airpoint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
- Arsenic Mine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arsenic Mine is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenic Mine
- Clearbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clearbrook is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
- Copper Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crescent Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Crockett Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crockett Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Spring
- Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Hay Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hay Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Run
- Helm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Helm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Hemlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Henry Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Fork is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Fork
- Highfields
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Highfields is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Holly Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Ridge is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Homeplace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Homeplace is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
- Homewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Huffville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Huffville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffville
- Kings Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kings Forest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Meadowlark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Meadowlark is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Narrows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Narrows is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Red Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Valley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rosecrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rosecrest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrest
- Scenic Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scenic Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Smart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smart is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smart
- Springlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Springlawn is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
- Terrys Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Woods Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woods Crossing is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
How Far From Junta 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 Junta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Junta once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Junta and extending to:
- Rocky Mount, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Junta to Rocky Mount, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 208 miles [334.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Junta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Junta could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Junta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Junta to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Junta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0332, Longitude: -80.0531 In this case, the coordinates for Junta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.743 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.27 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.626 degrees. |
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