Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pico:
  • 37.498190, -79.694761
  • 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 Pico

• 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 Botetourt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt County
  • Since Pico is near Bedford County and also Rockbridge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockbridge 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 Pico

Communities Also Named Pico ...

We found one communities that are also named Pico.

Within Virginia, the name Pico is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Los Angeles County
    • This Pico is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,170 miles [3,492.3 km]<1> to the west of the Pico that is located in Botetourt County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Pico.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pico ...

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.

• Alpine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpine is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
• Fork Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fork Mountain is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Mountain
• Greyledge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Greyledge is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyledge
• Harvey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harvey is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
• Kyles Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kyles Mills is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Mills
• Rocky Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Salisbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
• Salt Petre Cave
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
  • Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
  • Salt Peter Cave
  • Saltpetre
• Solitude
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Solitude is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
• Springwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Springwood is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood

How Far From Pico to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pico to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fincastle, which is the Seat of Botetourt County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pico to Fincastle, 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the east (E). 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 173 miles [278.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,653 miles [7,488.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'