Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shortt Gap:
  • 37.157335, -81.872898
  • 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 Shortt Gap

• 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 Buchanan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
  • Since Shortt Gap is near Tazewell County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Shortt Gap

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shortt Gap ...

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.

• Dye
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dye is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
• Fork Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fork Ridge is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge
• Horn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Horn is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn
• Jewell Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jewell Ridge is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Ridge
• Lynn Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynn Spring is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Spring
• Marvin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marvin is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
• Page
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Page is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
• Premier
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Premier is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
• Raven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Raven is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
• Red Ash
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
• Seaboard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Seaboard is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
• Shack Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack Mills
• Sulphur Spring ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sulphur Spring is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring

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

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

• Grundy, which is the Seat of Buchanan County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shortt Gap to Grundy, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 244 miles [392.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'