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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 Aurelian Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aurelian Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Aurelian Springs:
- 36.364317, -77.806926
- 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 Aurelian Springs
- 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Since Aurelian Springs is near Warren County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Aurelian Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aurelian 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.
- Beaverdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverdam is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Days Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Days Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
- Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Heathsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Lewis Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossroads
- Littleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pierces Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pierces Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Crossroads
- Roper Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roper Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Springs
- Rosemary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemary is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
How Far From Aurelian Springs 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 Aurelian Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Aurelian Springs and extending to:
- Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Aurelian Springs to Halifax, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 179 miles [288.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,039 miles [9,718.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,615 miles [7,427.1 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aurelian Springs) 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 Aurelian Springs 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 Aurelian Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3643, Longitude: -77.8069 In this case, the coordinates for Aurelian Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.46 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.704 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.953 degrees. |
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