Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Melwood Manor:
  • 37.463476, -79.097802
  • 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 Melwood Manor

• 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 Amherst County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst County
  • Since Melwood Manor is near Lynchburg City and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Melwood Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Melwood Manor ...

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.

• Colony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Colony is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
• Daniels Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Daniels Hill is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Hill
• Five Forks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Five Forks is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Great Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Great Oaks is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
• Ivanhoe Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ivanhoe Forest is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe Forest
• Joshua Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
• Lakeview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Martins Shop
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Martins Shop is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Shop
• Martins Store
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Martins Store is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
• Merry Moor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Merry Moor is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Moor
• Old Stage Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Old Stage Run is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stage Run
• Prices Store
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Prices Store is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Store
• Sandy Bottom
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sandy Bottom is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
• Viking Fiord
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Viking Fiord is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Fiord

How Far From Melwood Manor 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 Melwood Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Amherst, which is the Seat of Amherst County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Melwood Manor to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 149 miles [239.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,047 miles [9,731.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'