Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Volney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Volney and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Volney
- 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 Volney:
- 36.625122, -81.388160
- 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 Volney
- 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Since Volney is near Ashe County and also Alleghany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ashe County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Volney ...
We found five communities that share the name Volney.
Within Virginia, the name Volney is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New York
- South Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Volney ...
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.
- Flat Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Fox
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Grassy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Grassy Creek is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grassy Creek <5>
- Kings Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Kings Creek is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouth-of-Wilson
- Mouth-of-Wilson is located in Grayson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mouth-of-Wilson <5>
- Piney Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
- Piney Creek is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Creek <5>
- Rugby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Trout Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Dale
- Trout Dale is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Dale <5>
- Weavers Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
How Far From Volney 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 Volney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Volney and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Volney to Independence, with an average speed<6> 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 226 miles [363.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,764 miles [7,666.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Volney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Volney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Volney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6251, Longitude: -81.3882 In this case, the coordinates for Volney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Volney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Volney 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Volney to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.537 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.118 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.301 degrees. |