Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Briar:
  • 37.487919, -79.132525
  • 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 Briar

• 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 West Briar is near Lynchburg City and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Briar

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Briar ...

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.

• Coolwell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
• Daniels Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Daniels Hill is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Hill
• Five Forks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Five Forks is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Great Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Great Oaks is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
• Ivanhoe Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ivanhoe Forest is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe Forest
• Lakeview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Martins Shop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Martins Shop is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Shop
• Martins Store
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Martins Store is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
• Merry Moor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Merry Moor is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Moor
• Old Stage Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Stage Run is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stage Run
• Peakland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Peakland is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakland
• Prices Store
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Prices Store is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Store
• Sandy Bottom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Bottom is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
• Viking Fiord
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Viking Fiord is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Fiord

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

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

• Amherst, which is the Seat of Amherst County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from West Briar 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 6 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,047 miles [9,731.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'