Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East End, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East End and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East End
- 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 East End:
- 38.093743, -76.801074
- 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 East End
- 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since East End is near Richmond County and also Saint Mary's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named East End ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name East End.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named East End.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of East End, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Maine
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This East End is located in Columbiana County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the East End that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of East End.
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of East End [Hamilton County].
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This East End is located in Blair County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the East End that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of East End.
- Centre County
- This East End is located in Centre County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the north northwest of the East End that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of East End.
- Clearfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of East End [Clearfield County].
- Somerset County
- This East End is located in Somerset County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the northwest of the East End that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of East End.
- Wisconsin
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Cayman Islands
- Distance: 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km]<2> to the south southwest
- Cayman Islands
Curious and Interesting Names Near East End ...
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.
- China Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
- China Hill is located in Richmond County
- Erica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Ethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Farmers Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
- Farmers Fork is located in Richmond County
- Flat Iron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Germans Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans Corner
- Germans Corner is located in Richmond County
- Harts ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Havelock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Lukes Island ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lukes Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes Island
- Lukes Island is located in Richmond County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mount Holly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Mount Holly is located in Westmoreland County
- Newland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Oak Row
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Palmtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Piney Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Richmond County
- Plant Patch Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plant Patch Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant Patch Ferry
- Plant Patch Ferry is located in Richmond County
- Mount Holly
How Far From East End 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 East End to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East End and extending to:
- Montross, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from East End 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,501 miles [7,243.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East End. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that East End could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- East End) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East End. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0937, Longitude: -76.8011 In this case, the coordinates for East End have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 East End 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 307.80 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.214 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.924 degrees. |