Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pullens:
  • 36.934865, -79.498639
  • 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 Pullens

• 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 Pittsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
  • Since Pullens is near Franklin County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Pullens

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pullens ...

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.

• Ajax
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ajax is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
• Brights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brights is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brights
• Climax
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Climax is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
• Farmers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmers is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
• Green Pond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Green Pond is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
• Museville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
• Peckerwood Level
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Peckerwood Level is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckerwood Level
• Pickerel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pickerel is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel
• Redeye
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Redeye is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redeye
• Smothers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Smothers is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothers
• Whittles
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
  • Whittles has also been known as:
  • Whittle's Depot
  • Whittle's Station
• Worlds
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pullens and extending to:

• Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pullens to Chatham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 190 miles [305.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,667 miles [7,510.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'