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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 Page Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Page Hollow and the surrounding area.
- 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 Page Hollow:
- 36.885393, -81.680951
- 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 Page Hollow
- 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 Smyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth County
- Since Page Hollow is near Washington County and also Tazewell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell 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 Page Hollow
Curious and Interesting Names Near Page Hollow ...
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 Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Branch is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Branch
- Chilhowie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Ellendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Ellendale Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Ford
- Fleet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Henrytown is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Lick Skillet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lick Skillet is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Skillet
- Longhollow ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Longhollow is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhollow
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Heights is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
- Plum Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
- Ridgedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Saltville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Seven Mile Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Tannersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tannersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
How Far From Page Hollow 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 community such as Page Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Page Hollow and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Smyth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Page Hollow to Marion, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,766 miles [7,670.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Page Hollow) 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 Page Hollow 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 Page Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8854, Longitude: -81.6810 In this case, the coordinates for Page Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.709 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.353 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.342 degrees. |
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