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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Yellow Sulphur Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yellow Sulphur Springs and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Yellow Sulphur Springs
  • 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 Yellow Sulphur Springs:
    • 37.178463, -80.397272
    • 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 Yellow Sulphur Springs
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Yellow Sulphur Springs is near Radford City and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Radford City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Yellow Sulphur Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yellow Sulphur Springs ...

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.

  • Airport Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Airport Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
  • Apple Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Apple Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Acres
  • Bangs ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Bangs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
  • Cedar Orchard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Orchard is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Orchard
  • Christiansburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Craig Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Craig Mountain is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Mountain
  • Diamond Pointe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Diamond Pointe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Pointe
  • Echo Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Echo Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
  • Evergreen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Falling Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Falling Branch is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Branch
  • Farmview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Farmview is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
  • Knob Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Knob Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lee-Hi Court
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Lee-Hi Court is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Court
    • Lester Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Lester Place is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Place
    • Mountain View Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mountain View Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Park
    • Rainbow Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rainbow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
    • Raintree Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
    • Ramble Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Ramble Ridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Ridge
    • Rolling Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Suburban Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Suburban Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
    • Victory Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Victory Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
    • Windmill Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Windmill Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Hills
    • Yellow Sulphur
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Yellow Sulphur is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Sulphur

How Far From Yellow Sulphur Springs 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 Yellow Sulphur Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Yellow Sulphur Springs to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 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 6,114 miles [9,839.5 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 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yellow Sulphur Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Yellow Sulphur Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yellow Sulphur Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1785, Longitude: -80.3973       In this case, the coordinates for Yellow Sulphur Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.944 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.52 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.72 degrees.