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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 Youngers Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Youngers Store and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Youngers Store:
    • 36.835694, -78.967790
    • 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 Youngers Store
  • 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
    • Since Youngers Store is near Pittsylvania County and also Fluvanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fluvanna 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 Youngers Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Youngers Store ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Centerville is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Clays Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
  • Crystal Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
  • Elkhorn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Elkhorn is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • High Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • High Rock is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rock
  • Jones
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Liberty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Liberty is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Meadville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Meadville is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Millstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Millstone is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
  • Mountain Road
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Road is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Road
  • Piney Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Piney Grove is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Plato
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Plato is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pleasant Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Republican Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Grove
    • Sign Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
    • Woodlawn Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Woodlawn Park is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park

How Far From Youngers Store to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Youngers Store to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Youngers Store 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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 177 miles [284.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,068 miles [9,765.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Youngers Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Youngers Store 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 Youngers Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8357, Longitude: -78.9678       In this case, the coordinates for Youngers Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.114 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.521 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.252 degrees.