RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Virginia >> Pulaski County >> New River >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 New River:
    • 37.133459, -80.591449
    • 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 New River
  • 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
    • Since New River is near Radford City and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Radford City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 New River

Communities Also Named New River ...

We found ten communities that are also named New River.

Within Virginia, the name New River is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Fayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of New River [Fayette County].
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This New River is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,778 miles [2,861.4 km]<2> to the west of the New River that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of New River.
    • Florida
      • Bradford County
      • This New River is located in Bradford County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the New River that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of New River.
      • Broward County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of New River [Broward County].
    • Louisiana
      • Ascension Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of New River [Ascension Parish].
    • New Brunswick
      • This New River lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the New River that is located in Pulaski County.
    • North Carolina
      • Alleghany County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of New River [Alleghany County].
      • Onslow County
      • This New River is located in Onslow County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the New River that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of New River.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of New River [Butler County].
    • Tennessee
      • Scott County
      • This New River is located in Scott County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the New River that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of New River.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New River ...

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.

  • Cedar Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • College Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • College Park is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Fairlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Haven Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Haven Heights is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Heights
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Mountain View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain View is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Pepper
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pepper is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
  • Peppers Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Peppers Ferry is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Ferry
  • Willow Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Willow Woods is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New River and extending to:

  • Pulaski, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New River to Pulaski, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,708 miles [7,576.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that New River could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from New River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1335, Longitude: -80.5914       In this case, the coordinates for New River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.059 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.646 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.815 degrees.