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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 Prices Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prices Store 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 Prices Store:
    • 37.478475, -79.117802
    • 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 Prices Store
  • 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 Prices Store ...

We found one communities that share the name Prices Store.

Within Virginia, the name Prices Store is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Prices Store in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Pickens County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Prices Store [Pickens County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prices Store ...

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.

  • Colony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Colony is located in Amherst County
  • Coolwell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coolwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
    • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
  • Court House Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Court House Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Court House Hill
    • Court House Hill is located in Lynchburg City
  • Daniels Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Hill
    • Daniels Hill is located in Lynchburg City
  • Federal Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
    • Federal Hill is located in Lynchburg City
  • Five Forks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Five Forks is located in Amherst County
  • Great Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
    • Great Oaks is located in Amherst County
  • Ivanhoe Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe Forest
    • Ivanhoe Forest is located in Amherst County
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Amherst County
  • Lynchburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Martins Shop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Shop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Shop
    • Martins Shop is located in Amherst County
  • Martins Store
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
    • Martins Store is located in Amherst County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Merry Moor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Moor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Moor
      • Merry Moor is located in Amherst County
    • Old Stage Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Stage Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stage Run
      • Old Stage Run is located in Amherst County
    • Sandy Bottom
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Amherst County
    • Viking Fiord
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viking Fiord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Fiord
      • Viking Fiord is located in Amherst County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Prices Store and extending to:

  • Amherst, which is the Seat of Amherst County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Prices Store 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,047 miles [9,731.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prices Store. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Amherst County: www.countyofamherst.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Prices Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>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- Prices Store) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prices Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4785, Longitude: -79.1178       In this case, the coordinates for Prices Store 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 Prices Store 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 309.182 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.695 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.094 degrees.




 

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