Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Willow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Willow
- 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 Willow:
- 37.690414, -79.241142
- 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 Willow
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Amherst County
- Since Willow is near Buena Vista City and also Rockbridge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Buena Vista City
- eBird sighting report for Rockbridge 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 Willow ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Willow.
Within Virginia, the name Willow is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- This Willow lies 3,353 miles [5,396.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Willow that is located in Amherst County.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Willow [Hillsborough County].
- Manatee County
- This Willow is located in Manatee County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Willow that is located in Amherst County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Willow.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Bracken County
- This Willow is located in Bracken County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Willow that is located in Amherst County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bracken County community of Willow.
- Lee County
- This Willow is located in Lee County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km] to the west of the Willow that is located in Amherst County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Willow.
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Willow is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Willow that is located in Amherst County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Willow.
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Willow [Hamilton County].
- Oklahoma
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow ...
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 Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Cornwall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Crossroads Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Store
- Crossroads Store is located in Rockbridge County
- Fancy Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Fancy Hill is located in Amherst County
- Forks of Buffalo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Irish Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Creek
- Irish Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Major
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Rockbridge County
- Monitor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Rockbridge County
- Piney River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney River
- Piney River is located in Nelson County
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
How Far From Willow 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 Willow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow and extending to:
- Amherst, which is the Seat of Amherst County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Willow to Amherst, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,043 miles [9,725.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,625 miles [7,443.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Amherst County: www.countyofamherst.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Willow 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6904, Longitude: -79.2411 In this case, the coordinates for Willow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Willow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Willow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.247 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.802 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.072 degrees. |