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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 Achilles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Achilles 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 Achilles:
- 37.280091, -76.440784
- 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 Achilles
- 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Since Achilles is near York County and also Mathews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews 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 Achilles
Communities Also Named Achilles ...
We found one communities that are also named Achilles.
Within Virginia, the name Achilles is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Achilles in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Rawlins County
- This Achilles is located in Rawlins County and lies 1,324 miles [2,130.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Achilles that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rawlins County community of Achilles.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Achilles ...
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.
- Crab
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dandy is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandy
- Harbor Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harbor Hills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Hickory Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Lands End
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lands End is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
- Marshall Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marshall Heights is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Ordinary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oyster Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oyster Cove is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Cove
- Point Lookout
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Point Lookout is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
- Quiet Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quiet Cove is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Cove
- Victory Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Victory Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hill
How Far From Achilles to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Achilles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Achilles and extending to:
- Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Achilles to Gloucester, 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,517 miles [7,269.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Achilles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Achilles 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 Achilles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2801, Longitude: -76.4408 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.639 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.905 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.085 degrees. |
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