Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nutbush:
  • 37.045026, -78.276119
  • 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 Nutbush

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

Communities Also Named Nutbush ...

We found one communities that are also named Nutbush.

Within Virginia, the name Nutbush is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Haywood County
    • This Nutbush is located in Haywood County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the west of the Nutbush that is located in Lunenburg County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Nutbush.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nutbush ...

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.

• Bruceville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bruceville is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
• Burkes Tavern
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Burkes Tavern is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Tavern
• Loves Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Loves Mill is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
• Martins Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Martins Corner is located in Nottoway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
• Oliveville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oliveville is located in Nottoway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveville
• Oral Oaks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oral Oaks
  • From Nutbush to Oral Oaks
• Pleasant Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pleasant Grove
  • From Nutbush to Pleasant Grove
• Plymouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Plymouth is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
• Simplicity
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Simplicity is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simplicity
• Winnie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Winnie
  • From Nutbush to Winnie

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

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

• Lunenburg, which is the Seat of Lunenburg County, lies just to the South.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Nutbush 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 144 miles [231.7 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 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,608 miles [7,415.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'