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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 Repass, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Repass and the surrounding area.
- 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 Repass:
- 36.989003, -81.805396
- 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 Repass
- 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Since Repass is near Tazewell County and also Smyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth 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 Repass
Curious and Interesting Names Near Repass ...
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.
- Cedar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Branch is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Branch
- Dye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Green Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Place is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Place
- Henrytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Henrytown is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Indian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
- Joe Whites
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Joe Whites is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Whites
- Lick Skillet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lick Skillet is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Skillet
- Maiden Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maiden Spring is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Spring
- Paintlick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Pounding Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rockhouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Saltville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Swords Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tumbling Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tumbling Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling Creek
How Far From Repass 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 Repass to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Repass and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Repass to Lebanon, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,767 miles [7,671.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Repass) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Repass to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Repass. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9890, Longitude: -81.8054 In this case, the coordinates for Repass have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.783 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.452 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.363 degrees. |
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