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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 Bacova Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bacova Junction 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 Bacova Junction:
- 38.010403, -79.874499
- 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 Bacova Junction
- 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 Bath County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bath County
- Since Bacova Junction is near Alleghany County and also Pocahontas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pocahontas 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 Bacova Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bacova Junction ...
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.
- Chimney Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Run is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Run
- Dunns ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dunns is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Healing Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Hot Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins Ford is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Ford
- Mitchelltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Mooretown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mooretown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooretown
- Mountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Switch Back
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Switch Back is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switch Back
- Tinkertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tinkertown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
- Warm Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Bacova Junction 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 Bacova Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bacova Junction and extending to:
- Warm Springs, which is the Seat of Bath County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Bacova Junction to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,055 miles [9,744.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,640 miles [7,467.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bacova Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bacova Junction 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 Bacova Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0104, Longitude: -79.8745 In this case, the coordinates for Bacova Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.612 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.266 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.227 degrees. |
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