Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Walkers Ford:
  • 37.512924, -78.928065
  • 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 Walkers Ford

• 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 Amherst County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst County
  • Since Walkers Ford is near Appomattox County and also Nelson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Appomattox County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson 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 Walkers Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walkers Ford ...

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.

• Buffalo Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buffalo Springs
  • From Walkers Ford to Buffalo Springs
• Five Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Four Forks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Forks is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
• Greenway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenway is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
• Martins Shop
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Martins Shop is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Shop
• Mineral ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
• Stonewall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Stonewall is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
• Stonewall Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stonewall Mills is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Mills
• Sweet Briar Station
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sweet Briar Station
  • From Walkers Ford to Sweet Briar Station
• Union Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Hill is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

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

• Amherst, which is the Seat of Amherst County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Walkers Ford to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,618 miles [7,432 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'