Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pond Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pond Gap and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pond Gap
- 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 Pond Gap:
- 38.097992, -79.313470
- 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 Pond Gap
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Augusta County
- Since Pond Gap is near Rockbridge County and also Bath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rockbridge County
- eBird sighting report for Bath 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
Communities Also Named Pond Gap ...
We found one communities that share the name Pond Gap.
Within Virginia, the name Pond Gap is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Pond Gap in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pond Gap ...
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.
- Buffalo Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
- Buffalo Gap is located in Augusta County
- Christian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Craigsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
- Craigsville is located in Augusta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Craigsville
- From Pond Gap to Craigsville
- Fordwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Little Baltimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Baltimore
- Little Baltimore is located in Augusta County
- Marble Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marble Valley
- From Pond Gap to Marble Valley
- McNutt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Stony Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Trimbles Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimbles Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbles Mill
- Trimbles Mill is located in Augusta County
- Zack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Pond Gap 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 Pond Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Pond Gap once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Pond Gap and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Pond Gap to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,028 miles [9,701.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,612 miles [7,422.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Pond Gap) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pond Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0980, Longitude: -79.3135 In this case, the coordinates for Pond Gap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Pond Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Pond Gap 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 309.276 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.895 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.962 degrees. |