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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Red Bank:
    • 36.595140, -78.753617
    • 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 Red Bank
  • 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 Red Bank ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Red Bank.

There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Red Bank.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Northampton County
      • This Red Bank is located in Northampton County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Red Bank that is located in Halifax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Red Bank.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lawrence County
      • This Red Bank is located in Lawrence County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Red Bank that is located in Halifax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Red Bank.
    • Arkansas
      • Boone County
      • This Red Bank is located in Boone County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the west of the Red Bank that is located in Halifax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Red Bank.
    • California
      • Tehama County
      • This Red Bank is located in Tehama County and lies 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Red Bank that is located in Halifax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Red Bank.
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Cherokee County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Red Bank.
    • Indiana
      • Vanderburgh County
      • This Red Bank is located in Vanderburgh County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Red Bank that is located in Halifax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vanderburgh County community of Red Bank.
    • Missouri
      • Douglas County
      • This Red Bank is located in Douglas County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the west of the Red Bank that is located in Halifax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Red Bank.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Red Bank lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Red Bank that is located in Halifax County.
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester County
      • This Red Bank is located in Gloucester County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Red Bank that is located in Halifax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Red Bank.
      • Monmouth 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 New Jersey community of Red Bank [Monmouth County].
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Red Bank is located in Hamilton County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Red Bank that is located in Halifax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Red Bank.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre 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 Pennsylvania community of Red Bank [Centre County].
      • Clarion 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 Pennsylvania community of Red Bank [Clarion County].
      • Union County
      • This Red Bank is located in Union County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Red Bank that is located in Halifax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Red Bank.
    • South Carolina
      • Colleton County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Red Bank [Colleton County].
      • Edgefield 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 South Carolina community of Red Bank [Edgefield County].
      • Lexington County
      • This Red Bank is located in Lexington County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Red Bank that is located in Halifax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Red Bank.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Red Bank is located in Blount County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the west of the Red Bank that is located in Halifax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Red Bank.
      • Hamilton County
      • This Red Bank is located in Hamilton County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the west southwest of the Red Bank that is located in Halifax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Red Bank.
    • Wyoming
      • Big Horn 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 Wyoming community of Red Bank [Big Horn County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Bank ...

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.

  • Buffalo Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
    • Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Christie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
    • Christie is located in Halifax County
  • High Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • High Hill is located in Halifax County
  • Mayo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • Mayo is located in Halifax County
  • Nelson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Pools Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pools Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Mill
    • Pools Mill is located in Halifax County
  • Rip Rap
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rip Rap have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rip Rap
    • Rip Rap is located in Halifax County
  • Sandy Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
    • Sandy Fork is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Shady Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Halifax County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Bank and extending to:

  • Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Red Bank to Halifax, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Bank. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Bank) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Bank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5951, Longitude: -78.7536       In this case, the coordinates for Red Bank 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 Red Bank, 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 Red Bank 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 Red Bank 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 308.997 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.352 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.247 degrees.









 

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