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

When in Amelia Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amelia Springs 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 Amelia Springs:
    • 37.331540, -78.102222
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Amelia Springs
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Amelia Springs ...

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.

  • Crewe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
    • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <2>
  • Felixville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felixville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felixville
    • Felixville is located in Cumberland County
  • Fieldstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstown
    • Fieldstown is located in Amelia County
  • Five Forks ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Five Forks is located in Amelia County
  • Gills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
    • Gills is located in Amelia County
  • Haw Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Branch
    • Haw Branch is located in Amelia County
  • Jamestown ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jennings Ordinary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings Ordinary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ordinary
    • Jennings Ordinary is located in Nottoway County
  • Jetersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jetersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetersville
    • Jetersville is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jetersville <2>
  • Maplewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Amelia County
  • Mutt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mutt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutt
    • Mutt is located in Nottoway County
  • Paineville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
    • Paineville is located in Amelia County
  • Sunny Side
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Sunny Side is located in Cumberland County
  • Tobaccoville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobaccoville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
    • Tobaccoville is located in Powhatan County

How Far From Amelia Springs to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Amelia Springs once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Amelia Springs and extending to:

  • Amelia Court House, which is the Seat of Amelia County, lies just to the East.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<4> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Amelia Springs to Richmond, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 122 miles [196.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,010 miles [9,672.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,589 miles [7,385.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Amelia County: www.ameliacova.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Amelia Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amelia Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amelia Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3315, Longitude: -78.1022       In this case, the coordinates for Amelia Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Amelia Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.594 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.002 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.732 degrees.









 

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