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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 Centenary, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Centenary 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 Centenary:
- 37.709506, -78.511654
- 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 Centenary
- 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 Buckingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buckingham County
- Since Centenary is near Albemarle County and also Fluvanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fluvanna 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 Centenary
Communities Also Named Centenary ...
We found eight communities that are also named Centenary.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Centenary.
Beyond Virginia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Norfolk City
- 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 Virginia community of Centenary [Norfolk City].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Crenshaw County
- This Centenary is located in Crenshaw County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<2> to the southwest of the Centenary that is located in Buckingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crenshaw County community of Centenary.
- Indiana
- Vermillion County
- This Centenary is located in Vermillion County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Centenary that is located in Buckingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermillion County community of Centenary.
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Centenary [Caddo Parish].
- New York
- Rockland County
- This Centenary is located in Rockland County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Centenary that is located in Buckingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockland County community of Centenary.
- Ohio
- Gallia County
- This Centenary is located in Gallia County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Centenary that is located in Buckingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Centenary.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Centenary.
- South Carolina
- Marion County
- This Centenary is located in Marion County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<2> to the south of the Centenary that is located in Buckingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Centenary.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Centenary ...
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.
- Alpha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Boiling Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Spring is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Gold Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Corner is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Hardware
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hardware is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardware
- Howardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Howardsville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Kidds Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kidds Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidds Store
- Porters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Stony Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Sunny Side
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
How Far From Centenary 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 Centenary to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Centenary and extending to:
- Buckingham, which is the Seat of Buckingham County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Centenary to Buckingham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 114 miles [183.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,011 miles [9,673.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,592 miles [7,390.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Centenary 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Centenary) 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 Centenary 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 Centenary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7095, Longitude: -78.5117 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.818 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.314 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.765 degrees. |
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