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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Nickelsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nickelsville 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 Nickelsville:
    • 36.750545, -82.418786
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Nickelsville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Nickelsville ...

We found one communities that share the name Nickelsville.

Within Virginia, the name Nickelsville is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Nickelsville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Gordon County
      • This Nickelsville is located in Gordon County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Nickelsville that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of Nickelsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nickelsville ...

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.

  • Bush Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Mill
    • Bush Mill is located in Scott County
  • Crackers Neck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crackers Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackers Neck
    • Crackers Neck is located in Scott County
  • Deans Store
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Store
    • Deans Store is located in Scott County
  • Grassy Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
    • Grassy Creek is located in Russell County
  • Grays
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
    • Grays is located in Scott County
  • Little Duck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Duck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Duck
    • Little Duck is located in Scott County
  • Maces Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Point Truth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Truth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Truth
    • Point Truth is located in Russell County
  • Silica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
    • Silica is located in Scott County
  • Snowflake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowflake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
    • Snowflake is located in Scott County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Snowflake
    • From Nickelsville to Snowflake
  • Stringtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Scott County
  • Sunny Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
    • Sunny Point is located in Russell County
  • Twin Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
    • Twin Springs is located in Scott County

How Far From Nickelsville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Nickelsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Gate City, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nickelsville to Gate City, with an average speed<4> 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 279 miles [449 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nickelsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nickelsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7505, Longitude: -82.4188    
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Nickelsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.15 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.838 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.689 degrees.