Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Venia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Venia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Venia
- 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 Venia:
- 37.091221, -82.049852
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Venia
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- Since Venia is near Russell County and also Dickenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Russell County
- eBird sighting report for Dickenson 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Venia ...
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.
- Council
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Dye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Flatrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Flatwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Fuller Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Corner
- Fuller Corner is located in Russell County
- Fullers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Hickory Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Junction
- Hickory Junction is located in Russell County
- Indian ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Judge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Lynn Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Spring
- Lynn Spring is located in Russell County
- Mount Heron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Heron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
- Mount Heron is located in Buchanan County
- Murphy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Page
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Venia 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 Venia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Venia and extending to:
- Grundy, which is the Seat of Buchanan County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Venia to Grundy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 255 miles [410.4 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 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Venia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Venia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Venia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0912, Longitude: -82.0499 In this case, the coordinates for Venia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Venia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.929 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.634 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.434 degrees. |