Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Paris Store:
  • 36.616816, -77.701096
  • 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 Paris Store

• 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 Greensville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville County
  • Since Paris Store is near Brunswick County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Paris Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paris Store ...

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.

• Ante
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ante is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
• Brink
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Brink is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
• Greentown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greentown is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
• Gum Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gum Forks is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Forks
• Harris Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Harris Crossroads is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
• Lincoln Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Mitchells Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mitchells Mill is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Mill
• Radium
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Radium is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
• Skippers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Skippers is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skippers <1>
• Slates Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Slates Corner is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Corner
• Triplet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Triplet is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplet
• Valentines
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Valentines is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
• Vineland ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vineland is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Paris Store and extending to:

• Emporia, which is the Seat of Greensville County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Paris Store to Emporia, 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 161 miles [259.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,023 miles [9,693.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'