Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tannersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tannersville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tannersville
- 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 Tannersville:
- 36.973448, -81.625393
- 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 Tannersville
- 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 Tazewell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- Since Tannersville is near Smyth County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Smyth County
- eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Tannersville ...
We found four communities that share the name Tannersville.
Within Virginia, the name Tannersville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Jennings County
- This Tannersville is located in Jennings County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tannersville that is located in Tazewell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jennings County community of Tannersville.
- New York
- Greene County
- This Tannersville is located in Greene County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tannersville that is located in Tazewell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Tannersville.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Tannersville.
- Pennsylvania
- Monroe County
- This Tannersville is located in Monroe County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tannersville that is located in Tazewell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Tannersville.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tannersville ...
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.
- Ellendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Ellendale Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Ford
- Ellendale Ford is located in Smyth County
- Green Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Place
- Green Place is located in Tazewell County
- Joe Whites
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joe Whites have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Whites
- Joe Whites is located in Tazewell County
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Longhollow ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longhollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhollow
- Longhollow is located in Smyth County
- Maiden Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maiden Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Spring
- Maiden Spring is located in Tazewell County
- Page Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Hollow
- Page Hollow is located in Smyth County
- Ridgedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Rockhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Tannersville 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 Tannersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tannersville and extending to:
- Tazewell, which is the Seat of Tazewell County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tannersville to Tazewell, with an average speed<4> 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 233 miles [375 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tannersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tannersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tannersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9734, Longitude: -81.6254 In this case, the coordinates for Tannersville 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Tannersville 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 Tannersville 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 310.676 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.327 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.293 degrees. |