Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Roxalia:
  • 37.602347, -80.349785
  • 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 Roxalia

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Roxalia is near Craig County and also Alleghany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craig County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany 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 Roxalia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roxalia ...

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.

• Centennial
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Centennial is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
• Craig Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Craig Springs is located in Craig County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Springs
• Crimson Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Crimson Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimson Springs
• Gap Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gap Mills is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gap Mills <1>
• Gates
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gates is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
• Gunn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gunn is located in Craig County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
• Iron Hill Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron Hill Springs is located in Alleghany County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill Springs
• Monitor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Monitor is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
• Organ Cave
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Organ Cave is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Cave
• Paint Bank
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Paint Bank is located in Craig County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Bank
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paint Bank <1>
• Pickaway
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pickaway is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickaway
• Potts Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Potts Creek is located in Alleghany County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Creek
• Secondcreek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Secondcreek is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secondcreek
• Sweet Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sweet Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs

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

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

• Union, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Roxalia to Union, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'