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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spout Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spout Spring and the surrounding area.
- 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 Spout Spring:
- 37.351027, -78.908604
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Spout Spring
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Spout Spring ...
We found one communities that share the name Spout Spring.
Within Virginia, the name Spout Spring is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Spout Spring in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Ross County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Spout Spring [Ross County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spout Spring ...
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.
- Chap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Deacon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deacon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Deacon is located in Campbell County
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evergreen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Evergreen
- From Spout Spring to Evergreen
- Joshua Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Kelly is located in Campbell County
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Old Pilot ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Pilot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pilot
- Old Pilot is located in Appomattox County
- Six Mile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
- Six Mile is located in Campbell County
- Spring Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stonewall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in Appomattox County
- Stonewall Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Mills
- Stonewall Mills is located in Appomattox County
How Far From Spout Spring to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Spout Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Spout Spring and extending to:
- Appomattox, which is the Seat of Appomattox County, lies just to the East.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Spout Spring to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,043 miles [9,725.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,624 miles [7,441.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spout Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Appomattox County: www.appomattox.com/ The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Spout Spring could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spout Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spout Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3510, Longitude: -78.9086 |
<5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
<6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Spout Spring to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.063 degrees. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.541 degrees. |
<9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.052 degrees. |
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