Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Texas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Texas and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little Texas
- 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 Little Texas:
- 36.601395, -77.340544
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Little Texas
- 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 Southampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Southampton County
- Since Little Texas is near Northampton County and also Greensville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- eBird sighting report for Greensville 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Little Texas ...
We found eight communities that share the name Little Texas.
Within Virginia, the name Little Texas is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Macon County
- This Little Texas is located in Macon County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Little Texas that is located in Southampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Little Texas.
- Arkansas
- Scott County
- This Little Texas is located in Scott County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the west of the Little Texas that is located in Southampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Little Texas.
- Colorado
- Adams County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Little Texas [Adams County].
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Little Texas is located in Fayette County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Little Texas that is located in Southampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Little Texas.
- Louisiana
- Assumption Parish
- This Little Texas is located in Assumption Parish and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Little Texas that is located in Southampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Little Texas.
- Mississippi
- Tunica County
- This Little Texas is located in Tunica County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the west of the Little Texas that is located in Southampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Little Texas.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Little Texas is located in Greenville County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Little Texas that is located in Southampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Little Texas.
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- This Little Texas is located in Williamson County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the west of the Little Texas that is located in Southampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Little Texas.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Texas ...
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.
- Branchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Southampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Cross Keys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Southampton County
- Green Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plain
- Green Plain is located in Greensville County
- Gumberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Hugo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - James River Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Junction
- James River Junction is located in Greensville County
- Lanes Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
- Lanes Corner is located in Greensville County
- Margarettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margarettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Mason
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Mitchells Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchells Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Mill
- Mitchells Mill is located in Greensville County
- Moonlight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Northampton County (NC)
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- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
- Pope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Seaboard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Seaboard is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <4>
- Skippers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers
- Skippers is located in Greensville County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skippers <4>
- Pleasant Hill
How Far From Little Texas 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 Little Texas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Texas and extending to:
- Courtland, which is the Seat of Southampton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Little Texas to Courtland, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 159 miles [255.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,584 miles [7,377.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Texas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Southampton County: www.southamptoncounty.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Texas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Texas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6014, Longitude: -77.3405 |
| <2> | 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 Little Texas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Little Texas to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.185 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.426 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.687 degrees. |