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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 Tarkiln, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tarkiln and the surrounding area.
- 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 Tarkiln:
- 37.057055, -81.987349
- 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 Tarkiln
- 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Since Tarkiln is near Buchanan County and also Tazewell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell 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 Tarkiln
Communities Also Named Tarkiln ...
We found five communities that are also named Tarkiln.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Tarkiln.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Patrick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Tarkiln [Patrick County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Lawrence County
- This Tarkiln is located in Lawrence County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Tarkiln that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Tarkiln.
- Morgan County
- This Tarkiln is located in Morgan County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the northwest of the Tarkiln that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Tarkiln.
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Tarkiln is located in Plymouth County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Tarkiln that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Tarkiln.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Tarkiln is located in Providence County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Tarkiln that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Tarkiln.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tarkiln ...
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.
- Council
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Dye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Flatrock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Flatrock is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Fuller Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller Corner is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Corner
- Hickory Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Junction is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Junction
- Lynn Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn Spring is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Spring
- Swords Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Tarkiln 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 Tarkiln to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tarkiln and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tarkiln to Lebanon, 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 252 miles [405.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,772 miles [7,679.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Tarkiln 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Tarkiln) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Tarkiln 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 Tarkiln. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0571, Longitude: -81.9873 In this case, the coordinates for Tarkiln have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.891 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.586 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.418 degrees. |
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