Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blake Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blake Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blake Village
- 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 Blake Village:
- 37.239875, -78.463606
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Blake Village
- 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 Edward County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Prince Edward County
- Since Blake Village is near Charlotte County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blake Village ...
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.
- County Line Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cross Roads
- County Line Cross Roads is located in Charlotte County
- Elam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Farmville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <2>
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Kingsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Kingsville is located in Prince Edward County
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <2>
- Reeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Rice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rice is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <2>
- Tuggle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
How Far From Blake Village 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 Blake Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Blake Village and extending to:
- Farmville, which is the Seat of Prince Edward County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Blake Village to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,609 miles [7,417.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blake Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Prince Edward County: www.co.prince-edward.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Blake Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blake Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2399, Longitude: -78.4636 In this case, the coordinates for Blake Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Blake Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.808 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.232 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.91 degrees. |