Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Bassett:
  • 36.764581, -80.023098
  • 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 West Bassett

• 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Since West Bassett is near Franklin County and also Patrick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Patrick 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 West Bassett

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Bassett ...

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.

• Blackberry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Blackberry is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
• Elamsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Elamsville is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
• Figsboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Figsboro is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figsboro
• Fork Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fork Mountain is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Mountain
• Henry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Henry is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
• Jones Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Creek is located in Martinsville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
• Martinsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinsville is located in Martinsville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <1>
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Reed Creek Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
• Rock Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Run is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
• Stanleytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stanleytown is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleytown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanleytown <1>
• Stones Store
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stones Store is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Store

How Far From West Bassett 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 West Bassett to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Bassett and extending to:

• Collinsville, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from West Bassett to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 219 miles [352.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,698 miles [7,560.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'