Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Skeggs:
  • 37.167333, -82.014573
  • 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 Skeggs

• 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 Skeggs is near Russell County and also Tazewell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell 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 Skeggs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Skeggs ...

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.

• Council
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Council is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
• Deel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Deel is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deel
• Dwight
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dwight is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
• Fork Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fork Ridge is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge
• Hanger
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hanger is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanger
• Horn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Horn is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn
• Janey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Janey is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
• Lynn Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynn Spring is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Spring
• Marvin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Marvin is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
• Mount Heron
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mount Heron is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
• Page
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Page is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
• Royal City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Royal City is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
• Shack Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack Mills
• Tookland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tookland is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tookland

How Far From Skeggs to ...

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

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

• Grundy, which is the Seat of Buchanan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Skeggs to Grundy, with an average speed<2> 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 252 miles [405.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 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 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'