Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tookland:
  • 37.250389, -82.108468
  • 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 Tookland

• 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 Buchanan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
  • Since Tookland is near Dickenson County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Tookland

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tookland ...

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.

• Big Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
• Deel
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Deel is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deel
• Hanger
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hanger is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanger
• Home Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Home Creek is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Creek
• Janey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Janey is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
• Longbottom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Longbottom is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbottom
• Maxie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maxie is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxie
• Mount Heron
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Heron is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
• Page
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Page is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
• Pearly
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pearly is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearly
• Royal City
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Royal City is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
• Stacy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stacy is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy

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

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

• Grundy, which is the Seat of Buchanan County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Tookland to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 298 miles [479.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'