|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chewnings Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chewnings 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 Chewnings Corner:
- 38.050692, -77.661933
- 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 Chewnings 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 Spotsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
- Since Chewnings Corner is near Louisa County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa 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 Chewnings Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chewnings 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.
- Beaverdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bumpass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Cedar Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
- Chilesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chilesburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
- Hams Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hams Ford is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Ford
- Harris ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Holliday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holliday is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Ladysmith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ladysmith is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Lanes Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lanes Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
- Margo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nancy Wrights Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nancy Wrights Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Wrights Corner
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Old Trap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Trap is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trap
- Penneys Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Penneys Crossroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penneys Crossroad
- Plum Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Tree is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Post Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
How Far From Chewnings Corner 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 Chewnings 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 Chewnings Corner and extending to:
- Spotsylvania, which is the Seat of Spotsylvania County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chewnings Corner to Spotsylvania, 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chewnings 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 Chewnings 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 Chewnings Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0507, Longitude: -77.6619 In this case, the coordinates for Chewnings Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.305 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.781 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.293 degrees. |
|
|