Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tiny:
  • 37.105663, -82.239585
  • 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 Tiny

• 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 Dickenson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson County
  • Since Tiny is near Buchanan County and also Russell 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 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Tiny

Communities Also Named Tiny ...

We found one communities that are also named Tiny.

Within Virginia, the name Tiny is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Tiny in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Saskatchewan
    • This Tiny lies 1,412 miles [2,272.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tiny that is located in Dickenson County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tiny ...

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.

• Birchleaf
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Birchleaf is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchleaf
• Carrie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Carrie is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
• Hazel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hazel is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
• Indian ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Indian is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
• Judge ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Judge is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
• Mart
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mart is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
• Murphy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Murphy is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Nancy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Nancy is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
• Open Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Open Fork is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Fork
• Tarpon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon

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

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

• Clintwood, which is the Seat of Dickenson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tiny to Clintwood, with an average speed<2> 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 265 miles [426.5 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 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 308 miles [495.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,781 miles [7,694.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'