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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 Russellwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Russellwood 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 Russellwood:
- 37.323755, -79.185301
- 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 Russellwood
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Russellwood is near Lynchburg City and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Russellwood
Curious and Interesting Names Near Russellwood ...
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.
- Brush Tavern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brush Tavern is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Tavern
- City Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- City Farm is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Farm
- College Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- College Park is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Deer Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Forest Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Dale is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Heritage Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Hills is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Keystone Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keystone Forest is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Forest
- Landmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Landmark is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Lawyers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Long Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Meadows is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
- Maple Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Poplar Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Poplar Forest is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forest
- Rainbow Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Forest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Forest
- Sleepy Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sunny Banks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunny Banks is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Banks
- Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Whetstone Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whetstone Hills is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Hills
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Yellow Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
How Far From Russellwood 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 Russellwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Russellwood and extending to:
- Rustburg, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Russellwood to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 159 miles [255.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Russellwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Russellwood 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 Russellwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3238, Longitude: -79.1853 In this case, the coordinates for Russellwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.226 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.723 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.175 degrees. |
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