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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 Carters Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carters Cove 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 Carters Cove:
- 37.337500, -76.571944
- 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 Carters Cove
- 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Since Carters Cove is near York County and also James City County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for James City 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 Carters Cove
Communities Also Named Carters Cove ...
We found two communities that are also named Carters Cove.
Within Virginia, the name Carters Cove is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Carters Cove.
- Nova Scotia
- This Carters Cove lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Carters Cove that is located in Gloucester County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carters Cove ...
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.
- Allmondsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Clay Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Gum Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gum Fork is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Fork
- Harbor Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Hills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Hermitage
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hermitage is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hermitage Banks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hermitage Banks is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Banks
- Money
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Ordinary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Porta Bello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Porta Bello is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porta Bello
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Queens Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Queens Lake is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Lake
- Quiet Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Quiet Cove is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Cove
- Rosewell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rosewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell
- Rosewell Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rosewell Harbor is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell Harbor
- Sassafras
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Valley Front ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Front is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Front
How Far From Carters Cove to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Carters Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carters Cove and extending to:
- Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Carters Cove to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 110 miles [177 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Carters Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Carters Cove) 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 Carters Cove 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 Carters Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3375, Longitude: -76.5719 In this case, the coordinates for Carters Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.711 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.996 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.116 degrees. |
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