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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 Rustburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rustburg 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 Rustburg:
    • 37.277638, -79.099549
    • 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 Rustburg
  • 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 Rustburg is near Lynchburg City and also Amherst 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 Amherst 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 Rustburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rustburg ...

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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brush Tavern is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Tavern
  • City Farm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • City Farm is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Farm
  • College Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • College Park is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Deer Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Deer Creek is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Diamond Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond Hill is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
  • Green Meadows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Green Meadows is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Happy Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Happy Valley is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Kelly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Kelly is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
  • Lawyers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Long Meadows
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Meadows is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
  • Mitchell Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mitchell Mill is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Mill
  • Oak Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Six Mile
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Six Mile is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
    • Sunny Banks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunny Banks is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Banks
    • Three Forks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Three Forks is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
    • Whetstone Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Whetstone Hills is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Hills
    • Woodlawn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Yellow Branch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

How Far From Rustburg to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rustburg and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rustburg 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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 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 6,055 miles [9,744.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,636 miles [7,460.9 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- Rustburg) 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 Rustburg 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 Rustburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2776, Longitude: -79.0995    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.177 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.66 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.155 degrees.