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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 Axtell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Axtell 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 Axtell:
- 37.701199, -78.601558
- 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 Axtell
- 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 Axtell is near Albemarle County and also Nelson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson 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 Axtell
Communities Also Named Axtell ...
We found eight communities that are also named Axtell.
Within Virginia, the name Axtell is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Marshall County
- This Axtell is located in Marshall County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Axtell that is located in Buckingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Axtell.
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- This Axtell is located in Pike County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the west of the Axtell that is located in Buckingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Axtell.
- Missouri
- Macon County
- This Axtell is located in Macon County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Axtell that is located in Buckingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Axtell.
- Nebraska
- Kearney County
- This Axtell is located in Kearney County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Axtell that is located in Buckingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kearney County community of Axtell.
- North Carolina
- Warren County
- This Axtell is located in Warren County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the south of the Axtell that is located in Buckingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Axtell.
- Oregon
- Benton 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 Oregon community of Axtell [Benton County].
- Texas
- McLennan County
- This Axtell is located in McLennan County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Axtell that is located in Buckingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Axtell.
- Utah
- Sanpete County
- This Axtell is located in Sanpete County and lies 1,790 miles [2,880.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Axtell that is located in Buckingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanpete County community of Axtell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Axtell ...
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.
- Boiling Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boiling Spring is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Bungletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bungletown is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungletown
- Grays Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Corner is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Hardware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hardware is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardware
- Howardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Howardsville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Moses Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moses Crossing is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Crossing
- Porters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red Apple Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Red Apple Orchard is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple Orchard
- Rockfish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Sunny Side
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Woods Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woods Corner is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
How Far From Axtell 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 Axtell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Axtell and extending to:
- Buckingham, which is the Seat of Buckingham County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Axtell to Buckingham, 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 64 miles [103 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 118 miles [189.9 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 6,015 miles [9,680.2 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 northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Axtell) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Axtell 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 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 Axtell 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 Axtell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7012, Longitude: -78.6016 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.871 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.374 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.805 degrees. |
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