Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ante, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ante and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ante
- 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 Ante:
- 36.665035, -77.719089
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ante
- 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- Since Ante is near Greensville County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greensville County
- eBird sighting report for Northampton 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ante ...
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.
- Brink
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Freeman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Greentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Harris Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
- Harris Crossroads is located in Brunswick County
- Kingsberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsberry
- Kingsberry is located in Greensville County
- Lincoln Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Greensville County
- Paris Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Store
- Paris Store is located in Greensville County
- Pleasant Shade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade
- Pleasant Shade is located in Greensville County
- Radium
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Slates Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slates Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Corner
- Slates Corner is located in Greensville County
- Triplet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Valentines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valentines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
- Valentines is located in Brunswick County
- Vineland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Walnut Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Heights
- Walnut Heights is located in Greensville County
How Far From Ante 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 Ante to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ante and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ante to Lawrenceville, 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ante. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ante) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ante. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6650, Longitude: -77.7191 In this case, the coordinates for Ante have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ante to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.399 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.68 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.813 degrees. |