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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 Piedmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piedmont and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Piedmont:
    • 38.214020, -78.899193
    • 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 Piedmont
  • 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 Augusta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta County
    • Since Piedmont is near Rockingham County and also Staunton City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Staunton City
  • 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 Piedmont

Communities Also Named Piedmont ...

We found 35 communities that are also named Piedmont.

There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Piedmont.

Beyond Virginia, we know of 32 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 33 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Montgomery County
      • This Piedmont is located in Montgomery County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Piedmont.
    • Nelson County
      • This Piedmont is located in Nelson County and lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Piedmont.
    • Rappahannock County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Piedmont [Rappahannock County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This Piedmont is located in Calhoun County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Piedmont.
      • Madison County
      • This Piedmont is located in Madison County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km] to the west southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Piedmont.
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Piedmont [Yavapai County].
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Piedmont is located in Pulaski County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Piedmont.
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • This Piedmont is located in Alameda County and lies 2,335 miles [3,757.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Piedmont.
    • Colorado
      • Las Animas County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Piedmont [Las Animas County].
      • Ouray County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Piedmont [Ouray County].
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • This Piedmont is located in Orange County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Piedmont.
    • Georgia
      • Jasper County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Piedmont [Jasper County].
      • Lamar County
      • This Piedmont is located in Lamar County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Piedmont.
      • Pike County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Piedmont [Pike County].
    • Kansas
      • Greenwood County
      • This Piedmont is located in Greenwood County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the west of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Piedmont.
    • Kentucky
      • Harlan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Piedmont [Harlan County].
    • Minnesota
      • Winona County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Piedmont [Winona County].
    • Missouri
      • Wayne County
      • This Piedmont is located in Wayne County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the west of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Piedmont.
    • Montana
      • Jefferson County
      • This Piedmont is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,769 miles [2,846.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Piedmont.
    • North Carolina
      • Stokes County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Piedmont [Stokes County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Piedmont lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the northeast of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
    • Ohio
      • Harrison County
      • This Piedmont is located in Harrison County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Piedmont.
    • Oklahoma
      • Canadian County
      • This Piedmont is located in Canadian County and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km]<1> to the west of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canadian County community of Piedmont.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Piedmont is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,276 miles [3,662.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Piedmont.
    • Quebec
      • This Piedmont lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Piedmont is located in Anderson County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Piedmont.
    • South Dakota
      • Meade County
      • This Piedmont is located in Meade County and lies 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Piedmont.
    • Tennessee
      • Grundy County
      • This Piedmont is located in Grundy County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Piedmont.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Piedmont is located in Jefferson County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km] to the west southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Piedmont.
    • Texas
      • Grimes County
      • This Piedmont is located in Grimes County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grimes County community of Piedmont.
      • Upshur County
      • This Piedmont is located in Upshur County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km] to the west southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Piedmont.
    • Washington
      • Clallam County
      • This Piedmont is located in Clallam County and lies 2,325 miles [3,741.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clallam County community of Piedmont.
    • West Virginia
      • Mercer County
      • This Piedmont is located in Mercer County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Piedmont.
      • Mineral County
      • This Piedmont is located in Mineral County and lies 87 miles [140 km] to the north of the Piedmont that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Piedmont.
    • Wyoming
      • Uinta County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Piedmont [Uinta County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Piedmont ...

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.

  • Annex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Annex is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
  • Damtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Damtown is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damtown
  • Fort Defiance
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grottoes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hermitage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hermitage is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Knightly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Knightly is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightly
  • Madrid
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Madrid is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Red Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Mills is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Piedmont to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 6 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,006 miles [9,665.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,589 miles [7,385.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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- Piedmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Piedmont could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Piedmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Piedmont 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 Piedmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2140, Longitude: -78.8992       In this case, the coordinates for Piedmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.026 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.628 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.748 degrees.