SCHOOLS
Carlisle School
Henry County Public Schools
Martinsville City Public Schools

COLLEGES
Patrick Henry Community College
Averett University (0.5 hours)
Ferrum College (1 hour)
Radford  (1 hour)
Hollins University (1.25 hours)
Virginia Tech  (1 hour)
Wake Forest University (1 hour)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (1 hour)
National College of Business and Technology (in town)
New College of Virginia (in town)

AIRPORTS
Piedmont Triad International - Greensboro, NC - 45 minutes
Roanoke Regional - Roanoke, VA - 50 minutes
Blue Ridge - Henry County - 24 hour fixed base operation/5000 foot lighted runway

MUSEUMS
Virginia Museum of Natural History
Wood Brothers Racing

ARTS & PERFORMING ARTS
Piedmont Arts Association
Reynolds Homestead (30 minutes)
Galax Fiddler's Convention (1.5 hours)
Museum of Transportation (1 hour)

ARCHEOLOGICAL
Solite Quarry - fossils - (30 minutes)

SCENIC ATTRACTIONS
Mabry Mill and Blue Ridge Parkway (0.75 hours) 
Old Salem, Winston-Salem, NC (1 hour)
Monticello (2.5 hours)
Chateau Morrisette (45 minutes)

RECREATION
Auto Racing - NASCAR Sanctioned Martinsville Speedway
Golf -  Chatmoss, Forest Park, Bassett, Lynwood, Gordon Trent
Lake Sugartree Motocross
Boating - Philpott Reservoir, Smith Mountain Lake
Hiking - Appalachian Trail (1 hour)
Swimming - YMCA (indoor); Fairystone State Park (0.5 hours); Philpott Reservoir; Fieldale Community Center
Snow Skiing - The Homestead (2 hours); Snowshoe (2.5 hours)
Fishing - Smith River: Brown Trout; Rock Castle Creek - Rainbow Trout (40 minutes)

HEALTH CARE
Martinsville Memorial Hospital
Danville Regional Medical Center - (0.5 hours)
Morehead Memorial Hospital - (20 minutes)
Wake Forest Baptist Hospital (1 hour)
Duke University Hospital (1.5 hours)
University of North Carolina Medical Center (2.5 hours)
Unversity of Virginia Hospitals (2.5 hours)

LIBRARIES
Blue Ridge Regional Library
Bassett Historical Center

LOCAL INDUSTRY
Automotive: Arrington Racing
Furniture Construction: Vaughan-Bassett, Virginia Glass and Mirror, American, Bassett, Stanley, Masterbrand
Specialty Films: Cortauld's, Drake Extrusions
Other: Mehler Engineered Products, Applied Felts, Nautica, New Roads, Startek

AREA GOVERNMENT
Franklin County
Patrick County
Martinsville/Henry Co. Chamber of Commerce
Henry County
City of Martinsville

AREA FEATURE WEBSITES
MyMartinsville.com - MyHenryCounty.com