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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 Waiteville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waiteville 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 Waiteville:
    • 37.473737, -80.422003
    • 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 Waiteville
  • 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 Waiteville is near Craig County and also Giles 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 Giles 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 Waiteville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waiteville ...

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.

  • Captain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
  • Centennial
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Centennial is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Craig Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Craig Springs is located in Craig County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Springs
  • Crimson Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Crimson Springs is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimson Springs
  • Gap Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gates is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Gunn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Gunn is located in Craig County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
  • Maggie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Maggie is located in Craig County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie
  • Mountain Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Paint Bank
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Camp
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rock Camp is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
    • Salt Sulphur Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Salt Sulphur Springs is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Sulphur Springs
    • Sinking Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sinking Creek is located in Craig County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Creek
    • Union
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Union is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
    • Valley Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley Mill is located in Craig County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mill

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

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

  • Union, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Waiteville 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 89 miles [143.2 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 208 miles [334.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,686 miles [7,541.4 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 '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- Waiteville) 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 Waiteville 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 Waiteville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4737, Longitude: -80.4220       In this case, the coordinates for Waiteville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.952 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.574 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.634 degrees.