Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Purcell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Purcell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Purcell
- 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 Purcell:
- 36.796200, -82.994887
- 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 Purcell
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Purcell is near Harlan County and also Wise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harlan County
- eBird sighting report for Wise 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 Purcell ...
We found ten communities that share the name Purcell.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Purcell.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Doniphan County
- This Purcell is located in Doniphan County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Purcell that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doniphan County community of Purcell.
- Sedgwick County
- This Purcell is located in Sedgwick County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km] to the west of the Purcell that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Purcell.
- Sumner County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Purcell [Sumner County].
- Missouri
- Camden County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Camden County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Purcell.
- Jasper County
- This Purcell is located in Jasper County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the west of the Purcell that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Purcell.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Purcell ...
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.
- Bonny Blue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonny Blue have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Blue
- Bonny Blue is located in Lee County
- Buckles ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Dominion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Imperial ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Lee ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Mayflower
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Monarch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Pocket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Robbins ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Shepherd Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Hill
- Shepherd Hill is located in Lee County
- Stone Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Stone Creek is located in Lee County
- Woodway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Purcell 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 Purcell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Purcell and extending to:
- Jonesville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Purcell to Jonesville, with an average speed<5> 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 310 miles [498.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 355 miles [571.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Purcell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Purcell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Purcell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7962, Longitude: -82.9949 In this case, the coordinates for Purcell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Purcell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Purcell 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. |
| <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 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 Purcell 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 311.497 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.242 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.916 degrees. |