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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 Addison, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Addison 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 Addison:
- 37.201552, -77.492389
- 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 Addison
- 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 Dinwiddie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
- Since Addison is near Chesterfield County and also Petersburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Petersburg City
- 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 Addison
Communities Also Named Addison ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Addison.
Within Virginia, the name Addison is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Winston County
- This Addison is located in Winston County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Addison that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Addison.
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This Addison is located in Hartford County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the northeast of the Addison that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Addison.
- Illinois
- DuPage County
- This Addison is located in DuPage County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Addison that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Addison.
- Iowa
- Humboldt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Addison [Humboldt County].
- Kentucky
- Breckinridge County
- This Addison is located in Breckinridge County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the west of the Addison that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Addison.
- Maine
- Washington County
- This Addison is located in Washington County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Addison that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Addison.
- Michigan
- Lenawee County
- This Addison is located in Lenawee County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Addison that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Addison.
- Nebraska
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Addison [Knox County].
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Addison is located in Steuben County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the north of the Addison that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Addison.
- North Dakota
- Cass County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Addison [Cass County].
- Ohio
- Gallia County
- This Addison is located in Gallia County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Addison that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Addison.
- Ontario
- This Addison lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the north of the Addison that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Addison is located in Somerset County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Addison that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Addison.
- Tennessee
- McMinn County
- This Addison is located in McMinn County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Addison that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Addison.
- Texas
- Dallas County
- This Addison is located in Dallas County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<1> to the west of the Addison that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Addison.
- Vermont
- Addison County
- This Addison is located in Addison County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Addison that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Addison.
- West Virginia
- Webster County
- This Addison is located in Webster County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Addison that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Addison.
- Wisconsin
- Washington County
- This Addison is located in Washington County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Addison that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Addison.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Addison ...
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.
- Camelot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Camelot is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chestnut Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chestnut Gardens is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gardens
- College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- College Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Field Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Field Crossing is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
- Grant Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Heights is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heights
- Hunters Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Green is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Green
- Jack
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jack is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Rabbit Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Run is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ramblewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ramblewood is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- River View Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- River View Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
- Robertson Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robertson Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Place
- Sandy Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Trojan Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trojan Woods is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Woods
- Virginia Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Hills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
How Far From Addison 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 Addison to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Addison and extending to:
- Dinwiddie, which is the Seat of Dinwiddie County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Addison to Dinwiddie, 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 23 miles [37 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 119 miles [191.5 km] to the north (N). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Addison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Addison could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Addison 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 Addison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2016, Longitude: -77.4924 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.247 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.586 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.533 degrees. |
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