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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 Adner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adner 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 Adner:
- 37.498746, -76.633655
- 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 Adner
- 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 Adner is near King and Queen County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Adner
Communities Also Named Adner ...
We found one communities that are also named Adner.
Within Virginia, the name Adner is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Adner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Bossier Parish
- This Adner is located in Bossier Parish and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Adner that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Adner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Adner ...
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.
- Allmondsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Cooks Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holly Forks is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forks
- Hornets Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hornets Nest is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornets Nest
- Owl Trap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Owl Trap is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Trap
- Piankatank Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Piankatank Shores is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piankatank Shores
- Plain View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sassafras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Signpine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Signpine is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signpine
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Valley Front ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Front is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Front
- Woods Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woods Crossroads is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads
How Far From Adner 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 Adner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adner and extending to:
- Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Adner to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 99 miles [159.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,939 miles [9,557.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,517 miles [7,269.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Adner 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 Adner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4987, Longitude: -76.6337 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.737 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.051 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.08 degrees. |
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