Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Surber:
  • 37.631240, -79.942827
  • 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 Surber

• 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 Botetourt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt County
  • Since Surber is near Craig County and also Alleghany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craig County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany 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 Surber

Curious and Interesting Names Near Surber ...

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.

• Boiling Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Boiling Spring is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
• Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Creek
• Eagle Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Rock is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Rock <1>
• Flatwoods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Flatwoods is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
• Gala
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gala is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
• Hooks Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hooks Mill is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mill
• Kyles Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kyles Mills is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Mills
• Lignite
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lignite is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
• Marshalltown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshalltown is located in Craig County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
• Rich Patch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
• Rich Patch Mines
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rich Patch Mines is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch Mines
• Salisbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
• Virginia Mineral Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Virginia Mineral Springs is located in Craig County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mineral Springs

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

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

• Fincastle, which is the Seat of Botetourt County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Surber to Fincastle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 180 miles [289.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,658 miles [7,496.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'