Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Toshes:
  • 36.969311, -79.486139
  • 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 Toshes

• 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 Toshes is near Franklin County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Toshes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Toshes ...

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.

• Ajax
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ajax is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
• Arrowhead
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Arrowhead is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Brights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brights is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brights
• Climax
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Climax is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
• Eagles Roost
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagles Roost is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Roost
• Farmers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Farmers is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
• Green Pond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Green Pond is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
• Gross Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gross Point is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Point
• Museville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
• Peckerwood Level
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Peckerwood Level is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckerwood Level
• Pickerel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pickerel is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel
• Redeye
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Redeye is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redeye
• Smothers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Smothers is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothers
• Whittles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
  • Whittles has also been known as:
  • Whittle's Depot
  • Whittle's Station

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

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

• Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Toshes to Chatham, 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 119 miles [191.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 188 miles [302.6 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 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,788 miles [10,924.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,665 miles [7,507.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'