Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Naptha:
  • 36.829037, -77.840828
  • 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 Naptha

• 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
  • Since Naptha is near Dinwiddie County and also Lunenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lunenburg 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 Naptha

Curious and Interesting Names Near Naptha ...

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.

• Alberta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
• Cool Spring
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cool Spring is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
• Dolphin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
• Edmunds Store
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Edmunds Store is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Store
• Octagon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Octagon is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
• Price Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Price Mill is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Mill
• Rocky Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Sturgeonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sturgeonville is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeonville
• Tobacco
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tobacco is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco

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

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

• Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies just to the South.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Naptha to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 149 miles [239.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'