Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Piney River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piney River and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Piney River
- 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 Piney River:
- 37.705140, -79.023081
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Piney River
- 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 Nelson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nelson County
- Since Piney River is near Amherst County and also Augusta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Amherst County
- eBird sighting report for Augusta 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Piney River ...
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.
- Fancy Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Fancy Hill is located in Amherst County
- Freshwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freshwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater
- Freshwater is located in Nelson County
- Kingswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Lanes Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Ford
- Lanes Ford is located in Nelson County
- Monitor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Poplar Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Flats
- Poplar Flats is located in Nelson County
- Roseland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Roseland is located in Nelson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <3>
- Roses Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roses Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Mill
- Roses Mill is located in Nelson County
- Shady Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Shady Lane is located in Nelson County
How Far From Piney River 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 Piney River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Piney River and extending to:
- Lovingston, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Piney River to Lovingston, with an average speed<5> 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 87 miles [140 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,738 miles [10,843.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,615 miles [7,427.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Piney River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Piney River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Piney River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7051, Longitude: -79.0231 In this case, the coordinates for Piney River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Piney River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.118 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.657 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.977 degrees. |