Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lennig:
  • 36.900973, -78.910011
  • 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 Lennig

• 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 Lennig is near Charlotte County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Lennig

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lennig ...

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.

• Acorn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Acorn is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
• Clays Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
• Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossroads is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Crystal Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
• Liberty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Liberty is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Millstone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Millstone is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
• Neals Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Neals Corner is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
• Providence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Republican Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Grove
• Youngers Store
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Youngers Store is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngers Store

How Far From Lennig to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lennig to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lennig to Halifax, with an average speed<2> 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 171 miles [275.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,643 miles [7,472.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'