Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for South 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 South Gap:
  • 37.216785, -81.088145
  • 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 South 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 Bland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bland County
  • Since South Gap is near Mercer County and also Giles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles 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 South Gap

Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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.

• Billie ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Billie is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie
• Blake ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Bland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bland is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <1>
• Edison
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
• First Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • First Ford is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Ford
• Green Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Valley is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hardy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hardy is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
• Hicksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hicksville is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
• Holly Brook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Holly Brook is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Brook
• Maple View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple View is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View
• Point Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Pumpkin Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Rocky Gap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
• Round Bottom
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Round Bottom is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom

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

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

• Bland, which is the Seat of Bland County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from South Gap to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'