Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Simpkinstown:
  • 37.012904, -80.570336
  • 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 Simpkinstown

• 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Simpkinstown is near Montgomery County and also Floyd 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 Floyd 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 Simpkinstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Simpkinstown ...

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.

• Carthage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carthage is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
• Cedar Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Radford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• College Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • College Park is located in Radford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Dublin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <1>
• Forest Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Forest Park is located in Radford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Haven Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Haven Heights is located in Radford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Heights
• Hickory Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Radford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Indian Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Indian Valley is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Valley <1>
• Little Montgomery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Little Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Montgomery
• Mountain View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Snowville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Snowville is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
• Tinytown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tinytown is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinytown
• Willow Woods
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Willow Woods is located in Radford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Simpkinstown and extending to:

• Pulaski, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Simpkinstown to Pulaski, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 176 miles [283.2 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 232 miles [373.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'