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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 Adria, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adria 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 Adria:
    • 37.169000, -81.545856
    • 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 Adria
  • 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 Tazewell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
    • Since Adria is near McDowell County and also Buchanan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan 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 Adria

Communities Also Named Adria ...

We found one communities that are also named Adria.

Within Virginia, the name Adria is unique.

Beyond Virginia.

While we haven't found any other communities named Adria in either the United States or Canada, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Italy
      • Distance: 4,619 miles [7,433.6 km]<1> to the northeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Adria

Curious and Interesting Names Near Adria ...

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.

  • Bishop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Drytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Drytown is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
  • Faraday
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Faraday is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faraday
  • Five Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
  • Fourway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fourway is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway
  • Frog Level
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Frog Level is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
  • Gap Store
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gap Store is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Store
  • Horsepen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Horsepen is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen
  • Horsepen Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Horsepen Cove is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen Cove
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Jacobs Fork
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jacobs Fork is located in McDowell County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Fork
    • Johnstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Johnstown is located in McDowell County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Mud Fork
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mud Fork is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Fork
    • River Jack
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • River Jack is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Jack
    • Squire
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Squire is located in McDowell County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire
    • Stony Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Stony Ridge is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge

How Far From Adria 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 Adria to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adria and extending to:

  • Tazewell, which is the Seat of Tazewell County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Adria to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adria) 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 Adria 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 Adria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1690, Longitude: -81.5459       In this case, the coordinates for Adria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.626 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.30 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.199 degrees.