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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Ante

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)
  • Brink is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
• Freeman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Freeman is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• Greentown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greentown is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
• Harris Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Harris Crossroads is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
• Kingsberry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kingsberry is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsberry
• Lincoln Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Paris Store
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Paris Store is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Store
• Pleasant Shade
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Shade is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade
• Radium
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Radium is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Radium
  • From Ante to Radium
• Slates Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Slates Corner is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Corner
• Triplet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Triplet is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplet
• Valentines
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Valentines is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
• Vineland ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vineland is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
• Walnut Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Heights is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ante and extending to:

• Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ante to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'