Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Philpott:
  • 36.790415, -80.006152
  • 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 Philpott

• 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Since Philpott is near Franklin County and also Patrick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Patrick 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 Philpott

Curious and Interesting Names Near Philpott ...

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.

• Blackberry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Blackberry is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
• Cross Roads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Roads is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Figsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Figsboro is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figsboro
• Fork Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fork Mountain is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Mountain
• Henry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Henry is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
• Pleasant Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Reed Creek Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
• Rock Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Run is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
• Stanleytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanleytown is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleytown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanleytown <1>
• Stones Store
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stones Store is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Store

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

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

• Collinsville, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Philpott to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,696 miles [7,557.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'