Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Reavistown:
  • 36.640128, -80.966746
  • 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 Reavistown

• 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
  • Since Reavistown is near Galax City and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Galax City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Reavistown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reavistown ...

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.

• Carsonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carsonville is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
• Cliffview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cliffview is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffview
• Fries
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fries is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <1>
• Hebron
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebron is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Hickory Flat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Flat is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
• Hilltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hilltown is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Low Gap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Low Gap is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
• Moore Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Moore Ferry is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
• Peach Bottom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Peach Bottom is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
• Pipers Gap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
• Providence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Providence is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Wolf Glade
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolf Glade is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Glade

How Far From Reavistown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Reavistown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Independence, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Reavistown to Independence, with an average speed<3> 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 204 miles [328.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'