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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 Sunbright, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunbright and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sunbright:
    • 36.730097, -82.761272
    • 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 Sunbright
  • 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
    • Since Sunbright is near Lee County and also Wise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wise 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 Sunbright

Communities Also Named Sunbright ...

We found one communities that are also named Sunbright.

Within Virginia, the name Sunbright is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Sunbright in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Morgan County
      • This Sunbright is located in Morgan County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunbright that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Sunbright.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunbright ...

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.

  • Boulder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Boulder is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Craft Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Craft Mill is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Mill
  • Deep Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Deep Springs is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
  • Harvey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harvey is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Irondale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Irondale is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Jasper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jasper is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jennings Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennings Ford is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ford
  • Kermit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kermit is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Manville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Manville is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
  • Natural Tunnel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
  • Powers Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Powers Ford is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Ford
  • Seminary
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Seminary is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
  • Stanleytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stanleytown is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleytown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunbright and extending to:

  • Gate City, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sunbright to Gate City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 298 miles [479.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 346 miles [556.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunbright) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Sunbright to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunbright. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7301, Longitude: -82.7613       In this case, the coordinates for Sunbright have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.356 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.071 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.838 degrees.