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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 Carver Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carver Gardens and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Carver Gardens:
    • 37.250980, -76.658567
    • 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 Carver Gardens
  • 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Since Carver Gardens is near James City County and also Williamsburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for James City County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg City
  • 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 Carver Gardens

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carver Gardens ...

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.

  • Booth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Booth is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
  • Charles Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Charles Corner is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
  • Greensprings
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Greensprings is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensprings
  • Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Hollybrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hollybrook is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybrook
  • Homewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Homewood is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Indigo Terrace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Indigo Terrace is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Terrace
  • James Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • James Terrace is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Terrace
  • Jamestown Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jamestown Farms is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Farms
  • Kingspoint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kingspoint is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingspoint
  • Kingswood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Kingswood is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Porta Bello
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Porta Bello is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porta Bello
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Queens Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Queens Lake is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Lake
    • Queenswood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Queenswood is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenswood
    • Rich Neck Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rich Neck Heights is located in Williamsburg City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck Heights
    • Sawmill Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sawmill Corner is located in James City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Corner
    • Walnut Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Williamsburg City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Carver Gardens 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 Carver Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Carver Gardens and extending to:

  • Yorktown, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the East.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Carver Gardens to Richmond, with an average speed<2> 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 115 miles [185.1 km] to the north (N). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,528 miles [7,287.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carver Gardens) 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 Carver Gardens 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 Carver Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2510, Longitude: -76.6586       In this case, the coordinates for Carver Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.765 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.045 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.182 degrees.