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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 Tightsqueeze, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tightsqueeze 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 Tightsqueeze:
    • 36.789057, -79.393938
    • 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 Tightsqueeze
  • 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 Pittsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
    • Since Tightsqueeze is near Madison County and also Danville City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Danville City
  • 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 Tightsqueeze

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tightsqueeze ...

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.

  • Cartersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cartersville is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Cedar Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Dry Fork
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dry Fork is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
  • Flint Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Flint Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Jones Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
  • Motleys Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Motleys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motleys Mill
  • Pleasant Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
  • Spring Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Whittles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Whittletown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Whittletown is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittletown
  • Woodlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Woodlawn is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Woodlawn Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Woodlawn Heights is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights

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

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

  • Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies just to the North.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Tightsqueeze to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,669 miles [7,514 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tightsqueeze) 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 Tightsqueeze 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 Tightsqueeze. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7891, Longitude: -79.3939    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.363 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.799 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.439 degrees.