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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 Lick Skillet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lick Skillet 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 Lick Skillet:
- 36.894281, -81.791231
- 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 Lick Skillet
- 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 Smyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth County
- Since Lick Skillet is near Washington County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Lick Skillet
Communities Also Named Lick Skillet ...
We found three communities that are also named Lick Skillet.
Within Virginia, the name Lick Skillet is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colbert County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Colbert County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Lick Skillet.
- Lauderdale County
- This community is historic and although located in Lauderdale County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Lick Skillet.
- Tennessee
- Decatur County
- This Lick Skillet is located in Decatur County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Lick Skillet that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Lick Skillet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lick Skillet ...
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.
- Cedar Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Branch is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Branch
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clarksville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clinchburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Corn Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Corn Valley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Valley
- Fleet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Henrytown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Henrytown is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Page Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Page Hollow is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Hollow
- Pleasant Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Heights is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
- Plum Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
- Saltville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tumbling Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tumbling Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling Creek
How Far From Lick Skillet 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 Lick Skillet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lick Skillet and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Smyth County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lick Skillet to Marion, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 293 miles [471.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,770 miles [7,676.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lick Skillet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lick Skillet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lick Skillet 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 Lick Skillet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8943, Longitude: -81.7912 In this case, the coordinates for Lick Skillet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.775 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.429 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.386 degrees. |
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