Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pulaski, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pulaski and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pulaski
- 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 Pulaski:
- 37.052830, -80.762631
- 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 Pulaski
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Pulaski is near Wythe County and also Bland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wythe County
- eBird sighting report for Bland 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 Pulaski ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Pulaski.
Within Virginia, the name Pulaski is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Candler County
- This Pulaski is located in Candler County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pulaski that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Candler County community of Pulaski.
- Jones County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Pulaski [Jones County].
- Pulaski County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Pulaski [Pulaski County].
- Illinois
- Hancock County
- This Pulaski is located in Hancock County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pulaski that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Pulaski.
- Pulaski County
- This Pulaski is located in Pulaski County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km] to the west of the Pulaski that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Pulaski.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver County
- This Pulaski is located in Beaver County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the north of the Pulaski that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Pulaski.
- Lawrence County
- This Pulaski is located in Lawrence County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km] to the north of the Pulaski that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Pulaski.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pulaski ...
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.
- Boom Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boom Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boom Furnace
- Boom Furnace is located in Pulaski County
- Clark ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
- Grahams Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahams Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
- Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Jett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Little Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Little Creek is located in Bland County
- Locust Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Lone Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Pulaski County
- Red Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Reed Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Junction
- Reed Junction is located in Pulaski County
- Star Cave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Tinytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Pulaski 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 town such as Pulaski to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pulaski and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pulaski to Richmond, with an average speed<6>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 239 miles [384.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pulaski: www.pulaskitown.org/
The official website for Pulaski County: www.pulaskicounty.org/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pulaski) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pulaski. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0528, Longitude: -80.7626 In this case, the coordinates for Pulaski have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Pulaski could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Pulaski, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Pulaski to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.162 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.751 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.911 degrees. |