Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sprouses Corner:
  • 37.529314, -78.491946
  • 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 Sprouses Corner

• 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 Buckingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buckingham County
  • Since Sprouses Corner is near Cumberland County and also Prince Edward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince Edward 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 Sprouses Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sprouses Corner ...

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.

• Alpha
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpha is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Chestnut Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Curdsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
• Gold Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• Gravel Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Guinea Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
• Hatcher
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hatcher is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
• Slate Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Slate Hill is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
• Sunny Side
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunny Side is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
• Toga
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Toga is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
• Union Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Union Hill is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
• Woods Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Woods Corner is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner

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

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

• Buckingham, which is the Seat of Buckingham County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Sprouses Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 123 miles [197.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'