Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Prospectdale:
  • 37.278178, -80.743126
  • 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 Prospectdale

• 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 Giles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Since Prospectdale is near Pulaski County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Prospectdale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prospectdale ...

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.

• Bear Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bear Spring is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Spring
• Bluff City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bluff City is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
• Dry Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dry Branch is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
• French
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • French is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
• Gray Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Gray Sulphur Springs is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Sulphur Springs
• Highland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Mountain View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mountain View is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Narrows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Narrows is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <1>
• Parrott
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Parrott is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
• Poplar Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Rich Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rich Creek is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <1>
• Ripplemead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ripplemead is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplemead
• Staytide ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Staytide is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staytide

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

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

• Pearisburg, which is the Seat of Giles County, lies just to the North.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Prospectdale to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,708 miles [7,576.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'