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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 Carruthers Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carruthers Corner 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 Carruthers Corner:
- 38.268740, -77.098587
- 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 Carruthers Corner
- 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 King George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
- Since Carruthers Corner is near Westmoreland County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Carruthers Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carruthers Corner ...
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.
- Allnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Allnut is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allnut
- Cherryfield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherryfield is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Graves Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Graves Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Corner
- Haymount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haymount is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymount
- Hop Yard Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hop Yard Landing is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Yard Landing
- King George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lambs Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lambs Creek is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Creek
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Office Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Office Hall is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Office Hall
- Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Welcome
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Welcome is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
How Far From Carruthers Corner 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 Carruthers Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Carruthers Corner and extending to:
- King George, which is the Seat of King George County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Carruthers Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north (N). 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 about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,927 miles [9,538.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,507 miles [7,253.3 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' (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- Carruthers Corner) 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 Carruthers Corner 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 Carruthers Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2687, Longitude: -77.0986 In this case, the coordinates for Carruthers Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.964 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.426 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.98 degrees. |
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