Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McBryde Village:
  • 37.235684, -80.430051
  • 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 McBryde Village

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since McBryde Village is near Giles County and also Craig County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craig 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 McBryde Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near McBryde Village ...

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.

• Airport Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Airport Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
• Cedar Orchard
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cedar Orchard is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Orchard
• Clover Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Clover Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Valley
• Evergreen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Evergreen is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Farmview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmview is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
• Hunters Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hunters Ridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
• Knob Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Knob Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
• Meadow Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Meadow Brook is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
• Meadow Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow Run is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
• Mission Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mission Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
• Mountain View
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mountain View is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Murphy
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Murphy is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Orchard View
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Orchard View is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Patrick Henry Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Patrick Henry Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry Place
  • Pheasant Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pheasant Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
  • Pilgrims Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pilgrims Pointe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Pointe
  • Rainbow Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rainbow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
  • Silver Leaf
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Silver Leaf is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
  • Stonegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Stonegate is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
  • Sundance Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sundance Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Ridge
  • Sundance Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
  • University Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • University Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • University Terrace is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace

How Far From McBryde Village 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 McBryde Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McBryde Village and extending to:

• Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from McBryde Village to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,696 miles [7,557.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'