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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 Atlee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atlee 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 Atlee:
- 37.657644, -77.406926
- 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 Atlee
- 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
- Since Atlee is near Henrico County and also Richmond City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond City
- 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 Atlee
Communities Also Named Atlee ...
We found four communities that are also named Atlee.
Within Virginia, the name Atlee is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Atlee lies 1,869 miles [3,007.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Atlee that is located in Hanover County.
- North Carolina
- Rockingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Atlee [Rockingham County].
- Oklahoma
- Jefferson County
- This Atlee is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the west of the Atlee that is located in Hanover County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Atlee.
- Texas
- La Salle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Atlee [La Salle County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atlee ...
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.
- Ashcake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ashcake is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
- Chickahominy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chickahominy is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickahominy
- French Hay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- French Hay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hay
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Holly Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holly Ridge is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Kings Charter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Charter is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
- Kingswood Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingswood Court is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Court
- Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Park is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Longdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Meadow Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Gate is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Gate
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mimosa Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mimosa Hills is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Hills
- Patrick Henry Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poindexters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poindexters is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexters
- Randolph Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Randolph Ridge is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Ridge
- Robin Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Robin Ridge is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Yellow Tavern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Tavern is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Tavern
How Far From Atlee 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 Atlee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Atlee and extending to:
- Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Atlee to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Atlee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Atlee could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Atlee 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 Atlee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6576, Longitude: -77.4069 In this case, the coordinates for Atlee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.176 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.575 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.333 degrees. |
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