Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vandola:
  • 36.577916, -79.511415
  • 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 Vandola

• 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 Vandola is near Danville City and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Danville City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Vandola

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vandola ...

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.

• Berry Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Berry Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
• Cedar Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Park is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
• Dan River ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dan River is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River
• Hickory Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Mount Cross
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
• Olde Hunting Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Olde Hunting Hills is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Hunting Hills
• Sandy Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Shores is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Shores
• Stokesland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stokesland is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesland
• Stony Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stony Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Mill

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

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

• Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vandola to Chatham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,683 miles [7,536.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'