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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 Lynch Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lynch Station 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 Lynch Station:
- 37.146459, -79.300814
- 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 Lynch Station
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Lynch Station is near Pittsylvania County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Lynch Station
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lynch Station ...
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.
- Brights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brights is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brights
- Chestnut Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Fork is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Fork
- Dundee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Glenland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenland is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenland
- Green Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Grit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grit is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grit
- Happy Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Hill Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hill Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
- Hurt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <1>
- Lawyers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Level Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Level Run is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Run
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Marysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marysville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Mitchell Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Mill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Mill
- Motley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Motley is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Natal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Natal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natal
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Otter Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otter Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hill
- Pine Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Tanglewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Wildwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Yellow Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Lynch Station 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 Lynch Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lynch Station and extending to:
- Rustburg, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lynch Station to Rustburg, with an average speed<3> 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 105 miles [169 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,650 miles [7,483.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Lynch Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lynch Station 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 Lynch Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1465, Longitude: -79.3008 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.299 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.779 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.282 degrees. |
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