Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tinkertown:
  • 37.941515, -79.874498
  • 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 Tinkertown

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

Communities Also Named Tinkertown ...

We found two communities that are also named Tinkertown.

Within Virginia, the name Tinkertown is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Massachusetts
    • Plymouth County
    • This Tinkertown is located in Plymouth County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tinkertown that is located in Bath County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Tinkertown.
  • New York
    • Allegany County
    • This Tinkertown is located in Allegany County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Tinkertown that is located in Bath County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Tinkertown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tinkertown ...

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.

• Dunns ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunns is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
• Falling Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Falling Spring is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
• Greenwood ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Healing Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Healing Springs is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
• Hot Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hot Springs is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <2>
• Jenkins Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jenkins Ford is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Ford
• Mitchelltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
• Switch Back
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Switch Back is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switch Back

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

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

• Warm Springs, which is the Seat of Bath County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Tinkertown to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 167 miles [268.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,058 miles [9,749.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,643 miles [7,472.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'