Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Perrows:
  • 37.107364, -79.195577
  • 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 Perrows

• 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
  • Since Perrows is near Pittsylvania County and also Halifax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax 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 Perrows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Perrows ...

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.

• Grit
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grit is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grit
• Hill Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
• Hurt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <1>
• Level Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Level Run is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Run
• Long Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Long Island is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
• Lynch Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
• Marysville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Marysville is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• Mitchell Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mitchell Mill is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Mill
• Pine Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Straightstone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Straightstone is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straightstone

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

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

• Rustburg, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Perrows to Rustburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about 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 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,647 miles [7,478.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'