Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Potts Creek:
  • 37.620403, -80.187558
  • 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 Potts Creek

• 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 Alleghany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
  • Since Potts Creek is near Monroe County and also Craig County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craig 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 Potts Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Potts Creek ...

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.

• Boiling Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Boiling Spring is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
• Centennial
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Centennial is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
• Crows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Crows is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows
• Gunn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gunn is located in Craig County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
• Hematite
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hematite is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
• Iron Hill Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Iron Hill Springs is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill Springs
• Marshalltown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshalltown is located in Craig County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
• Middle Mountain ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Middle Mountain is located in Craig County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Mountain
• Paint Bank
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Paint Bank is located in Craig County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Bank
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paint Bank <1>
• Sweet Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sweet Springs is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs
• Virginia Mineral Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Virginia Mineral Springs is located in Craig County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mineral Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Potts Creek and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Potts Creek to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 192 miles [309 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,670 miles [7,515.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'