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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 Baxter Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baxter Crossing 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 Baxter Crossing:
- 37.155427, -77.277754
- 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 Baxter Crossing
- 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 Prince George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George County
- Since Baxter Crossing is near Petersburg City and also Hopewell City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Petersburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hopewell 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 Baxter Crossing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baxter Crossing ...
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.
- Camelot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Camelot is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Level is located in Hopewell City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Level
- Derby ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Duck Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Duck Woods is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Woods
- Field Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Field Crossing is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
- Five Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Hopewell City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Friend ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Friend is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
- Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Heights is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heights
- Kingwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kingwood is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Lees Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Mill is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Merchants Hope ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Merchants Hope is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchants Hope
- Pine Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Gardens is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gardens
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pocahontas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Prince George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ramblewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ramblewood is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Reams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reams is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reams
- Walnut Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Baxter Crossing 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 Baxter Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Baxter Crossing and extending to:
- Prince George, which is the Seat of Prince George County, lies just to the North.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Baxter Crossing to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baxter Crossing) 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 Baxter Crossing 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 Baxter Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1554, Longitude: -77.2778 In this case, the coordinates for Baxter Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.125 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.441 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.464 degrees. |
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