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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 Cypress Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cypress Manor 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 Cypress Manor:
    • 36.704623, -76.980951
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cypress Manor
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Cypress Manor ...

We found one communities that share the name Cypress Manor.

There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Cypress Manor.

Beyond Virginia.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Suffolk City
      • This Cypress Manor is located in Suffolk City and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east of the Cypress Manor that is located in Southampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Cypress Manor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cypress Manor ...

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.

  • Delaware
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Delaware is located in Southampton County
  • Delaware Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Park
    • Delaware Park is located in Southampton County
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum
    • Gum is located in Southampton County
  • Hunterdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Isaac
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isaac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
    • Isaac is located in Southampton County
  • Kingsdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lees Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
    • Lees Mill is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Oak Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sunbeam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

How Far From Cypress Manor to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cypress Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cypress Manor and extending to:

  • Courtland, which is the Seat of Southampton County, lies just to the West.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Cypress Manor to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,564 miles [7,345 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cypress Manor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Southampton County: www.southamptoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cypress Manor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cypress Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7046, Longitude: -76.9810    
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Cypress Manor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.976 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.202 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.509 degrees.




 

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