Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pettys Corner:
  • 36.772642, -78.257220
  • 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 Pettys Corner

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pettys Corner ...

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.

• Antlers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Antlers is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
• Baskerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
• Busy Bee Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Busy Bee Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Bee Corner
• Dockery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dockery is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
• Gary
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gary is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
• Gills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gills is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
• Gordon Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gordon Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
• Gregory Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gregory Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Corner
• Muck Cross
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Muck Cross is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck Cross
• Opie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Union Level
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
• Whittles Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Whittles Mill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles Mill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pettys Corner and extending to:

• Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pettys Corner to Boydton, with an average speed<2> 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 69 miles [111 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,041 miles [9,722 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,619 miles [7,433.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'