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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 Pepper, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pepper 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 Pepper:
    • 37.163738, -80.548668
    • 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 Pepper
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Pepper is near Pulaski County and also Radford City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Radford City
  • 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 Pepper

Communities Also Named Pepper ...

We found two communities that are also named Pepper.

Within Virginia, the name Pepper is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Pepper is located in Sussex County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pepper that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Pepper.
    • West Virginia
      • Barbour County
      • This Pepper is located in Barbour County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the north of the Pepper that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Pepper.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pepper ...

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 Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Centerville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • College Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • College Park is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Fairlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Park is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Haven Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Haven Heights is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Heights
  • Hickory Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Parrott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Parrott is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
  • Peppers Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Peppers Ferry is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Ferry
  • Prices Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
  • Rolling Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Wake Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wake Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
  • Willow Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Willow Woods is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

How Far From Pepper to ...

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

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

  • Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pepper to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 225 miles [362.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,704 miles [7,570.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Pepper) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Pepper 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 Pepper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1637, Longitude: -80.5487       In this case, the coordinates for Pepper have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.033 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.621 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.787 degrees.