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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 Bula, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bula 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 Bula:
- 37.773756, -78.046110
- 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 Bula
- 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 Goochland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
- Since Bula is near Fluvanna County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fluvanna County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Bula
Communities Also Named Bula ...
We found three communities that are also named Bula.
Within Virginia, the name Bula is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Bolivar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Bula [Bolivar County].
- Texas
- Bailey County
- This Bula is located in Bailey County and lies 1,397 miles [2,248.3 km]<2> to the west of the Bula that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bailey County community of Bula.
- West Virginia
- Monongalia County
- This Bula is located in Monongalia County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bula that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Bula.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bula ...
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.
- Cartersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chimney Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chimney Springs is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
- Deep Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Woods is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
- Deerwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Deerwood is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Elk Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Hill is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Hill
- Georges Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Landing is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Landing
- Georges Tavern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Georges Tavern is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Tavern
- Hunters Trail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hunters Trail is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
- James River Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- James River Landing is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Landing
- Running Still
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Running Still is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Still
- Sandy Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Stage Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stage Junction is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Junction
How Far From Bula 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 Bula to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bula and extending to:
- Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bula to Goochland, with an average speed<4> 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,569 miles [7,353.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Bula 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bula) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bula 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 Bula. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7738, Longitude: -78.0461 In this case, the coordinates for Bula have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.542 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.01 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.551 degrees. |
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