Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bestland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bestland and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bestland

• 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 Bestland:
  • 37.807362, -76.882465
  • 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 Bestland

• 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Since Bestland is near King and Queen County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Bestland

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bestland ...

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.

• Center Cross
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Center Cross is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cross
• Crouch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Crouch is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
• Daisy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Daisy is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Dunnsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunnsville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunnsville <1>
• Longist Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Longist Forks is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longist Forks
• Millers Tavern
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
• Minor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Minor is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
• Pauls Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pauls Crossroads is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Crossroads
• Stevensville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stevensville is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
• Upright
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Upright is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upright

How Far From Bestland 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 Bestland to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bestland and extending to:

• Tappahannock, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the North.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Bestland to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 75 miles [120.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'