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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 Phenix, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Phenix 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 Phenix:
    • 37.081059, -78.748499
    • 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 Phenix
  • 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 Charlotte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
    • Since Phenix is near Halifax County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Phenix

Communities Also Named Phenix ...

We found four communities that are also named Phenix.

Within Virginia, the name Phenix is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lincoln County
      • This Phenix is located in Lincoln County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Phenix that is located in Charlotte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Phenix.
    • Indiana
      • Wells County
      • This Phenix is located in Wells County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Phenix that is located in Charlotte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Phenix.
    • Missouri
      • Greene County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Phenix [Greene County].
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent County
      • This Phenix is located in Kent County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Phenix that is located in Charlotte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Phenix.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Phenix ...

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.

  • Aspen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Aspen is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
  • Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cove is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Fears Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fears Corner is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fears Corner
  • Harrisburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Harrisburg is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Hat Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
  • Henry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Henry is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Martins Store
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Martins Store is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
  • Patrick Henry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Patrick Henry is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry
  • Providence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Providence is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Rough Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
  • Sugar Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Hill is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Terryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Terryville is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville

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

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

  • Charlotte Court House, which is the Seat of Charlotte County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Phenix to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 156 miles [251.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Phenix) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Phenix, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Phenix 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 Phenix. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0811, Longitude: -78.7485       In this case, the coordinates for Phenix have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.979 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.404 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.08 degrees.