Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Moseley Heights:
  • 37.119587, -79.292524
  • 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 Moseley Heights

• 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 Moseley Heights 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 Moseley Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moseley Heights ...

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.

• Grit
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grit is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grit
• Hill Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
• Hurt
  (Less than 2 miles 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>
• Leesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Leesville is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
• Level Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Level Run is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Run
• Lynch Station
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
• Motley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Motley is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
• Pine Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge

How Far From Moseley Heights 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 Moseley Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Rustburg, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moseley Heights 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 106 miles [170.6 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 173 miles [278.4 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 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,773 miles [10,900.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,651 miles [7,485.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'