Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Lynchburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lynchburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lynchburg
- 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 Lynchburg:
- 37.414359, -79.143255
- 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 Lynchburg
- 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 Lynchburg ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Lynchburg.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Lynchburg.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Mississippi
- DeSoto County
- This Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<3> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Lynchburg.
- Hinds County
- This Lynchburg is located in Hinds County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Lynchburg.
- Missouri
- Laclede County
- This Lynchburg is located in Laclede County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<3> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Lynchburg.
- Nodaway County
- Although located in Nodaway County, we don't know the location within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Lynchburg.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Lynchburg is located in Columbiana County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<3> to the north northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Lynchburg.
- Highland County
- This Lynchburg is located in Highland County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Lynchburg.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lynchburg ...
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.
- College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Lynchburg City
- Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Court House Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Court House Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Court House Hill
- Court House Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Daniels Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Hill
- Daniels Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Deacon ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Diamond Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Diamond Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Federal Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Federal Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Great Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
- Great Oaks is located in Amherst County
- Ivanhoe Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe Forest
- Ivanhoe Forest is located in Amherst County
- Joshua Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Kelly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Keystone Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Forest
- Keystone Forest is located in Lynchburg City
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- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Long Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
- Long Meadows is located in Lynchburg City
- Maple Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Martins Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
- Martins Store is located in Amherst County
- Merry Moor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Moor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Moor
- Merry Moor is located in Amherst County
- Old Stage Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Stage Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stage Run
- Old Stage Run is located in Amherst County
- Panorama Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
- Panorama Hills is located in Lynchburg City
- Peakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Prices Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prices Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Store
- Prices Store is located in Amherst County
- Sandy Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Sandy Bottom is located in Amherst County
- Six Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Three Fountains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Fountains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Fountains
- Three Fountains is located in Lynchburg City
- Viking Fiord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viking Fiord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Fiord
- Viking Fiord is located in Amherst County
- Lakeview
How Far From Lynchburg 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 city such as Lynchburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lynchburg and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lynchburg to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,632 miles [7,454.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lynchburg: www.ci.lynchburg.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Lynchburg 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 . 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. |
| <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 Lynchburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lynchburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lynchburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4144, Longitude: -79.1433 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Lynchburg 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 309.199 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.705 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.126 degrees. |