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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 Alcoma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alcoma 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 Alcoma:
- 37.549266, -78.592647
- 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 Alcoma
- 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 Buckingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buckingham County
- Since Alcoma is near Nelson County and also Appomattox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Appomattox 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 Alcoma
Communities Also Named Alcoma ...
We found one communities that are also named Alcoma.
Within Virginia, the name Alcoma is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Alcoma in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Polk County
- This Alcoma is located in Polk County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Alcoma that is located in Buckingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Alcoma.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alcoma ...
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.
- Alpha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Chestnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Curdsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fore Store
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fore Store is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fore Store
- Gravel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grays Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grays Corner is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Hurtsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Slate Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Sliders
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sliders is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliders
- Sunny Side
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Toga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Corner is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
How Far From Alcoma 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 Alcoma to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alcoma and extending to:
- Buckingham, which is the Seat of Buckingham County, lies just to the East.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Alcoma to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 125 miles [201.2 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 8 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,021 miles [9,689.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alcoma) 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 Alcoma 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 Alcoma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5493, Longitude: -78.5926 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.871 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.352 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.854 degrees. |
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