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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 Scaggs Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scaggs Ford 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 Scaggs Ford:
- 37.004573, -80.461163
- 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 Scaggs Ford
- 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Since Scaggs Ford is near Montgomery County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Scaggs Ford
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scaggs Ford ...
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.
- Bangs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bangs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Basham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Basham is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basham
- Carthage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Cedar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Christiansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- College Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- College Park is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Craig Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Mountain is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Mountain
- Echo Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Echo Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- Forest Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Park is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Haven Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haven Heights is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Heights
- Indian Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lee-Hi Court
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lee-Hi Court is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Court
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lester Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lester Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Place
- Little Montgomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Montgomery
- Mockingbird Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mockingbird Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pilot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Snowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Sugar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Victory Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Victory Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Willow Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Woods is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Scaggs Ford 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 Scaggs Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Scaggs Ford and extending to:
- Floyd, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scaggs Ford to Floyd, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,125 miles [9,857.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scaggs Ford) 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 Scaggs Ford 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 Scaggs Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0046, Longitude: -80.4612 In this case, the coordinates for Scaggs Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.984 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.541 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.802 degrees. |
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