Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Church View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Church View and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Church View

• 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 Church View:
  • 37.677641, -76.678291
  • 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 Church View

• 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Since Church View is near King and Queen County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Church View

Curious and Interesting Names Near Church View ...

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.

• Coldwater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Coldwater is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Cooks Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooks Corner is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
• Dragonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dragonville is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragonville
• Greenvale ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenvale is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
• Laneview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Laneview is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneview
• Little Plymouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Plymouth is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plymouth
• Mascot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mascot is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
• Mollusk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mollusk is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollusk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mollusk <1>
• Nesting
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Nesting is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
• Ottoman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
• Pine Tree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Tree is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
• Shanghai
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shanghai is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai

How Far From Church View 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 Church View to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Church View and extending to:

• Saluda, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Church View to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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 just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,934 miles [9,549.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,512 miles [7,261.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'