Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Palmetto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palmetto and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Palmetto
- 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 Palmetto:
- 36.555138, -80.216718
- 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 Palmetto
- 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 Patrick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Patrick County
- Since Palmetto is near Stokes County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Palmetto ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Palmetto.
Within Virginia, the name Palmetto is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Palmetto is located in Fulton County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Palmetto that is located in Patrick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Palmetto.
- Oglethorpe County
- This Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the southwest of the Palmetto that is located in Patrick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oglethorpe County community of Palmetto.
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Bossier Parish
- This Palmetto is located in Bossier Parish and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Palmetto that is located in Patrick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Palmetto.
- Saint Landry Parish
- This Palmetto is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km] to the west southwest of the Palmetto that is located in Patrick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Palmetto.
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nevada
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Fort Bend County
- This Palmetto is located in Fort Bend County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Palmetto that is located in Patrick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Palmetto.
- San Jacinto County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Palmetto [San Jacinto County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmetto ...
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.
- Dry Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Patrick County
- Georges Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Georges Mill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Gilbert Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mill
- Gilbert Mill is located in Patrick County
- Harts Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Store
- Harts Store is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Nettleridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Patrick Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Springs
- Patrick Springs is located in Patrick County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patrick Springs <5>
- Peters Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Sandy Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Ridge <5>
- Snow Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Palmetto 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 Palmetto to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palmetto and extending to:
- Stuart, which is the Seat of Patrick County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Palmetto to Richmond, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palmetto. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Patrick County: www.co.patrick.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Palmetto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palmetto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5551, Longitude: -80.2167 In this case, the coordinates for Palmetto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Palmetto 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Palmetto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Palmetto to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.848 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.319 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.847 degrees. |