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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 Canterbury Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canterbury Estates 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 Canterbury Estates:
- 36.773749, -78.932511
- 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 Canterbury Estates
- 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Since Canterbury Estates is near Fluvanna County and also Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania 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 Canterbury Estates
Communities Also Named Canterbury Estates ...
We found three communities that are also named Canterbury Estates.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Canterbury Estates.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Stafford County
- This Canterbury Estates is located in Stafford County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Canterbury Estates that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Canterbury Estates.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Canterbury Estates is located in Baltimore County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Canterbury Estates that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Canterbury Estates.
- New York
- Orange County
- This Canterbury Estates is located in Orange County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Canterbury Estates that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Canterbury Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Canterbury Estates ...
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.
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Clays Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Crystal Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Jones
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Marsailles ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marsailles is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsailles
- Meadville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Mountain Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Road is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Road
- Piney Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Plato
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Plato is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Woodlawn Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Park is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
- Youngers Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Youngers Store is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngers Store
How Far From Canterbury Estates 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 Canterbury Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Canterbury Estates and extending to:
- Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Canterbury Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 179 miles [288.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Canterbury Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Canterbury Estates 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 Canterbury Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7737, Longitude: -78.9325 In this case, the coordinates for Canterbury Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.095 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.491 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.258 degrees. |
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