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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 Pike City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pike City 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 Pike City:
- 36.731248, -80.482845
- 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 Pike City
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Pike City is near Floyd County and also Patrick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Pike City
Communities Also Named Pike City ...
We found two communities that are also named Pike City.
Within Virginia, the name Pike City is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pike County
- This Pike City is located in Pike County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the west of the Pike City that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Pike City.
- Oklahoma
- Carter County
- This Pike City is located in Carter County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<1> to the west of the Pike City that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Pike City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pike City ...
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.
- Brim ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brim is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brim
- Buffalo Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Ridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Ridge
- Crooked Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crooked Oak is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Oak
- Dry Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Pond is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Dugspur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Meadowfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meadowfield is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowfield
- Meadows of Dan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Peters Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Slate Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Slate Mountain is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mountain
- Sunnyside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Woolwine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Pike City 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 Pike City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pike City and extending to:
- Hillsville, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pike City to Hillsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,719 miles [7,594.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pike City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pike City 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 Pike City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7312, Longitude: -80.4828 In this case, the coordinates for Pike City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.002 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.521 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.898 degrees. |
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