Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Douglas Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Douglas Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Douglas Landing
- 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 Douglas Landing:
- 36.637373, -76.372998
- 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 Douglas Landing
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Douglas Landing ...
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.
- Benefit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Cornland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Deep Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Chesapeake City
- Geneva Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Park
- Geneva Park is located in Chesapeake City
- Geneva Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Shores
- Geneva Shores is located in Chesapeake City
- Grassfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassfield
- Grassfield is located in Chesapeake City
- Great Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bridge
- Great Bridge is located in Chesapeake City
- Great Bridge Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bridge Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bridge Gardens
- Great Bridge Gardens is located in Chesapeake City
- Herberts Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herberts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts Corner
- Herberts Corner is located in Chesapeake City
- Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Poplar Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Poplar Ridge is located in Chesapeake City
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- Riverbend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Sign Pine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Sunray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Victory Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
- Victory Park is located in Portsmouth City
- Woodland Terrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace
- Woodland Terrace is located in Chesapeake City
- Riverbend
How Far From Douglas Landing 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 Douglas Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Douglas Landing and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Douglas Landing to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,657 miles [10,713.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,539 miles [7,304.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Douglas Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Douglas Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Douglas Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6374, Longitude: -76.3730 In this case, the coordinates for Douglas Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Douglas Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.634 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.802 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.297 degrees. |