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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 Ceres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ceres 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 Ceres:
- 37.017895, -81.342882
- 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 Ceres
- 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 Bland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bland County
- Since Ceres is near Tazewell County and also Wythe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wythe 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 Ceres
Communities Also Named Ceres ...
We found seven communities that are also named Ceres.
Within Virginia, the name Ceres is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Stanislaus County
- This Ceres is located in Stanislaus County and lies 2,159 miles [3,474.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ceres that is located in Bland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanislaus County community of Ceres.
- Georgia
- Crawford County
- This Ceres is located in Crawford County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ceres that is located in Bland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Ceres.
- Iowa
- Clayton County
- This Ceres is located in Clayton County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ceres that is located in Bland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Ceres.
- New York
- Allegany County
- This Ceres is located in Allegany County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ceres that is located in Bland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Ceres.
- Oklahoma
- Noble County
- This Ceres is located in Noble County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the west of the Ceres that is located in Bland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Ceres.
- Washington
- Lewis County
- This Ceres is located in Lewis County and lies 2,222 miles [3,576 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ceres that is located in Bland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Ceres.
- West Virginia
- Mercer County
- This Ceres is located in Mercer County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ceres that is located in Bland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Ceres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ceres ...
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.
- Beaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Blacklick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blacklick is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick
- Blessing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blessing is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Cove Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cove Creek is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Eagle Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eagle Oak is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Oak
- Fourway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fourway is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway
- Grapefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grapefield is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapefield
- Joe Neets
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Joe Neets is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Neets
- Little Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Rural Retreat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Suiter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Suiter is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suiter
How Far From Ceres 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 Ceres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ceres and extending to:
- Bland, which is the Seat of Bland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ceres to Bland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 267 miles [429.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ceres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ceres 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 Ceres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0179, Longitude: -81.3429 In this case, the coordinates for Ceres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.507 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.141 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.162 degrees. |
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