Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Allmondsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allmondsville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Allmondsville

• 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 Allmondsville:
  • 37.393477, -76.650789
  • 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 Allmondsville

• 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 Allmondsville is near James City County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for James City County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Allmondsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Allmondsville ...

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.

• Clay Bank
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
• Croaker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Croaker is located in James City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croaker
• Gum Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gum Fork is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Fork
• Hermitage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hermitage is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
• Hermitage Banks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hermitage Banks is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Banks
• Lightfoot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lightfoot is located in James City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lightfoot <1>
• Oaktree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oaktree is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
• Porta Bello
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Porta Bello is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porta Bello
• Rosewell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosewell is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell
• Rosewell Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosewell Harbor is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell Harbor
• Sassafras
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
• Signpine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Signpine is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signpine
• Valley Front ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Valley Front is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Front
• Woods Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woods Crossroads is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Allmondsville and extending to:

• Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the East.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Allmondsville to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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 105 miles [169 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'