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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 Arvonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arvonia 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 Arvonia:
- 37.681440, -78.344739
- 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 Arvonia
- 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 Arvonia is near Fluvanna County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fluvanna County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Arvonia
Communities Also Named Arvonia ...
We found one communities that are also named Arvonia.
Within Virginia, the name Arvonia is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Arvonia in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Osage County
- This Arvonia is located in Osage County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the west of the Arvonia that is located in Buckingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Arvonia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arvonia ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Fork Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hardware
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardware is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardware
- Hatcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hatcher is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Kidds Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kidds Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidds Store
- Slate Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Sunny Side
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Side is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
How Far From Arvonia 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 Arvonia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arvonia and extending to:
- Buckingham, which is the Seat of Buckingham County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Arvonia to Buckingham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 109 miles [175.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,005 miles [9,664.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arvonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Arvonia 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 Arvonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6814, Longitude: -78.3447 In this case, the coordinates for Arvonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.721 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.20 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.706 degrees. |
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