Any star watchers in or near Emporia VA

[superman1204]

Is there any one here from or near Emporia VA.

[Scorpius]

Not that close to Emporia but roughly 100 miles west in the Shenandoah Valley. I've seen a few folks on the forum from The Old Dominion but not that many as far as I can tell...

[ronin]

Best is this list of clubs but looks like Richmond is the nearest.

http://www.go-astronomy.com/astro-clubs-state.php?State=VA

Cannot say the distance as google maps no longer has a distance scale on it.

Seems to be part of their update and has removed something that is useful when it comes to maps - how many miles/km to the inch or whatever.

[ronin]

Sorry, but I have got to ask: Who named it:=  Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge ??? :eek:

Someone was having a bad day that day I suspect. :grin:

[superman1204]

Thank you all.

[superman1204]

Thank you all.

[Scorpius]

Sorry, but I have got to ask: Who named it:=  Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge ??? :eek:

Someone was having a bad day that day I suspect. :grin:

Apparently, it was a gentleman named Col. William Byrd II. Here's a link to the article - http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/whats-name-great-dismal-swamp

And here's the homepage for the wildlife refuge - http://www.fws.gov/refuge/great_dismal_swamp/