Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Virginia Mineral Springs:
  • 37.527629, -80.066159
  • 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 Virginia Mineral Springs

• 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 Craig County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craig County
  • Since Virginia Mineral Springs is near Botetourt County and also Alleghany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany 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 Virginia Mineral Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Virginia Mineral Springs ...

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.

• Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Creek
• Flatwoods
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Flatwoods is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
• Gunn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gunn is located in Craig County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
• Haymakertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
• Lignite
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lignite is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
• Lone Star
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Star is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Marshalltown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Marshalltown is located in Craig County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
• Mason Cove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
• Middle Mountain ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Middle Mountain is located in Craig County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Mountain
• Potts Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Potts Creek is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Creek
• Spruce Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Spruce Hill is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
• Tinker ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tinker is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker
• Trinity
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity

How Far From Virginia Mineral Springs to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Virginia Mineral Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• New Castle, which is the Seat of Craig County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Virginia Mineral Springs to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'