Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pickaway:
  • 36.778470, -79.185296
  • 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 Pickaway

• 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 Pittsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
  • Since Pickaway is near Halifax County and also Madison 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 Madison 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 Pickaway

Communities Also Named Pickaway ...

We found one communities that are also named Pickaway.

Within Virginia, the name Pickaway is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Pickaway in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • West Virginia
    • Monroe County
    • This Pickaway is located in Monroe County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pickaway that is located in Pittsylvania County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Pickaway.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pickaway ...

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.

• Birch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Birch is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
• Ebenezer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ebenezer is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Henrys Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
• High Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • High Rock is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rock
• Java
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Java is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
• Lucks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
• Red Oak Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Red Oak Hollow is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Hollow
• Sign Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
• Spring Garden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden

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

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

• Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pickaway to Chatham, with an average speed<2> 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 187 miles [300.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'