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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 Eldridge Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eldridge Corner 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 Eldridge Corner:
    • 37.584587, -78.815850
    • 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 Eldridge 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 Buckingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Buckingham County
    • Since Eldridge Corner is near Nelson County and also Appomattox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Appomattox 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 Eldridge Corner

Communities Also Named Eldridge Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Eldridge Corner.

Within Virginia, the name Eldridge Corner is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Eldridge Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Arkansas County
      • This Eldridge Corner is located in Arkansas County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Eldridge Corner that is located in Buckingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas County community of Eldridge Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eldridge 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.

  • Buffalo Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
  • Five Forks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Five Forks is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Four Forks
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Four Forks is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
  • Gordon Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Gordon Crossing is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Crossing
  • Greenway
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Greenway is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Kingswood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingswood is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Mineral ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Red Apple Orchard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Red Apple Orchard is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple Orchard
  • Shipman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Shipman is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
  • Stonewall Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonewall Mills is located in Appomattox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Mills
  • Woods Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Woods Corner is located in Buckingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner

How Far From Eldridge 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 Eldridge Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Buckingham, which is the Seat of Buckingham County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Eldridge Corner to Buckingham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the east (E). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,611 miles [7,420.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eldridge Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Eldridge 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 Eldridge Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5846, Longitude: -78.8158       In this case, the coordinates for Eldridge Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.001 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.505 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.934 degrees.