Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spring Garden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Garden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spring Garden
- 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 Spring Garden:
- 36.780647, -79.305205
- 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 Spring Garden
- 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 Pittsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
- Since Spring Garden is near Madison County and also Halifax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Halifax 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Spring Garden ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Spring Garden.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Spring Garden.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Bristol City
- This Spring Garden is located in Bristol City and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the west of the Spring Garden that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol City community of Spring Garden.
- Salem City
- This Spring Garden is located in Salem City and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Spring Garden that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Spring Garden.
- Bristol City
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- This Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Spring Garden that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Spring Garden.
- Jefferson County
- This Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km] to the west southwest of the Spring Garden that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Spring Garden.
- California
- Plumas County
- This Spring Garden is located in Plumas County and lies 2,236 miles [3,598.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spring Garden that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Spring Garden.
- Florida
- Volusia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Spring Garden [Volusia County].
- Illinois
- Jefferson County
- This Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spring Garden that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Spring Garden.
- Missouri
- Miller County
- This Spring Garden is located in Miller County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spring Garden that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Spring Garden.
- North Carolina
- Craven County
- This Spring Garden is located in Craven County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Spring Garden that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Spring Garden.
- Nova Scotia
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Spring Garden.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the north of the Spring Garden that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Spring Garden.
- Bucks County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Spring Garden [Bucks County].
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Spring Garden [Lancaster County].
- Philadelphia County
- This Spring Garden is located in Philadelphia County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the northeast of the Spring Garden that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Spring Garden.
- Schuylkill County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Spring Garden [Schuylkill County].
- Union County
- This Spring Garden is located in Union County and lies 325 miles [523 km] to the north northeast of the Spring Garden that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Spring Garden.
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Spring Garden [Westmoreland County].
- York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Spring Garden [York County].
- West Virginia
- Roane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Spring Garden [Roane County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Garden ...
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.
- Cartersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Cedar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Dry Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Java
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Lucks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Motleys Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motleys Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motleys Mill
- Motleys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Pickaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Whittletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittletown
- Whittletown is located in Pittsylvania County
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Woodlawn Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Pittsylvania County
How Far From Spring Garden 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 Spring Garden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spring Garden and extending to:
- Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Spring Garden to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 191 miles [307.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,665 miles [7,507.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spring Garden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pittsylvania County: www.pittgov.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Garden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Garden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7806, Longitude: -79.3052 In this case, the coordinates for Spring Garden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Spring Garden 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Spring Garden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.312 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.739 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.406 degrees. |