Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Maiden Spring:
  • 37.028170, -81.682337
  • 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 Maiden Spring

• 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 Tazewell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
  • Since Maiden Spring is near Smyth County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth 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 Maiden Spring

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maiden Spring ...

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.

• Busthead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Busthead is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busthead
• Cedar Bluff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <1>
• Green Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Green Place is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Place
• Indian
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
• Joe Whites
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Joe Whites is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Whites
• Liberty
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Maxwell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
• Paintlick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
• Pounding Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pounding Mill is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounding Mill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pounding Mill <1>
• Rockhouse
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rockhouse is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
• Tannersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tannersville is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville

How Far From Maiden Spring 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 Maiden Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Maiden Spring and extending to:

• Tazewell, which is the Seat of Tazewell County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Maiden Spring to Tazewell, with an average speed<3> 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 235 miles [378.2 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 283 miles [455.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'