Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Scruggs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scruggs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Scruggs

• 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 Scruggs:
  • 37.079865, -79.661697
  • 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 Scruggs

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Scruggs is near Bedford County and also Pittsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania 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 Scruggs

Communities Also Named Scruggs ...

We found one communities that are also named Scruggs.

Within Virginia, the name Scruggs is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Scruggs in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Cole County
    • This Scruggs is located in Cole County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Scruggs that is located in Franklin County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cole County community of Scruggs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scruggs ...

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.

• Arrowhead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Arrowhead is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Crafts Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Crafts Point is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts Point
• Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Crossroads is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Eagles Roost
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Eagles Roost is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Roost
• Foxsport
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Foxsport is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxsport
• Gross Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gross Point is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Point
• Isle of Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Isle of Pines is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Pines
• Otter View ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Otter View is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter View
• Pelican Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pelican Point is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Point
• Union Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Union Hall is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hall
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Hall <2>

How Far From Scruggs 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 Scruggs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scruggs and extending to:

• Rocky Mount, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Scruggs to Rocky Mount, with an average speed<3> 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 190 miles [305.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,669 miles [7,514 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'