Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Riceville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riceville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Riceville
- 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 Riceville:
- 36.892709, -79.168243
- 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 Riceville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
- Since Riceville is near Halifax County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Riceville ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Riceville.
Within Virginia, the name Riceville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- 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 Riceville.
- Saline 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 Riceville [Saline County].
- Kentucky
- Fulton County
- This Riceville is located in Fulton County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the west of the Riceville that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Riceville.
- Johnson County
- This Riceville is located in Johnson County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km] to the west northwest of the Riceville that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Riceville.
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Harrison County
- This Riceville is located in Harrison County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Riceville that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Riceville.
- Pearl River 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 Mississippi community of Riceville [Pearl River County].
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Riceville is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the north of the Riceville that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Riceville.
- Fulton County
- This Riceville is located in Fulton County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km] to the north northeast of the Riceville that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Riceville.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riceville ...
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 Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Chalk Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Cody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Ebenezer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Elkhorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Glenland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Pittsylvania County
- Henrys Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Hickory Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Halifax County
- High Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Java
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Lucks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Meadville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Millstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Natal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Pickaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Republican Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republican Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Grove
- Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
- Sign Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Straightstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straightstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straightstone
- Straightstone is located in Pittsylvania County
- Meadville
How Far From Riceville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Riceville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riceville and extending to:
- Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Riceville to Chatham, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 105 miles [169 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 180 miles [289.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,654 miles [7,489.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riceville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pittsylvania County: www.pittgov.org/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riceville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riceville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8927, Longitude: -79.1682 In this case, the coordinates for Riceville 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 Riceville, 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 Riceville 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 Riceville 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 309.229 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.661 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.313 degrees. |