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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vestal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vestal and the surrounding area.
- 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 Vestal:
- 36.652892, -81.848455
- 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 Vestal
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Vestal is near Johnson County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Vestal
Communities Also Named Vestal ...
We found four communities that are also named Vestal.
Within Virginia, the name Vestal is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Desha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Vestal [Desha County].
- California
- Tulare County
- This Vestal is located in Tulare County and lies 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km]<2> to the west of the Vestal that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Vestal.
- New York
- Broome County
- This Vestal is located in Broome County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Vestal that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Vestal.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Vestal is located in Knox County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Vestal that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Vestal.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vestal ...
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.
- Cedar Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Damascus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Drowning Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Laurel Bloomery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Masada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Meadowview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mock Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mock Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Mill
- Parks Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parks Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mill
- Roetown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roetown
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shingletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Sugar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Creek is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Twin Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Vails Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vails Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Mill
How Far From Vestal 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 Vestal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vestal and extending to:
- Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Vestal to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four 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 304 miles [489.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Vestal could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vestal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Vestal to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vestal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6529, Longitude: -81.8485 In this case, the coordinates for Vestal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.81 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.434 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.482 degrees. |
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