Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ethel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ethel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ethel
- 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 Ethel:
- 37.996244, -76.780793
- 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 Ethel
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Ethel is near Westmoreland County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ethel ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Ethel.
Within Virginia, the name Ethel is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Emanuel 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 Georgia community of Ethel [Emanuel County].
- Hall County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Ethel.
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Ethel lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Ethel that is located in Richmond County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- Benton County
- This Ethel is located in Benton County and lies 2,236 miles [3,598.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Ethel that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Ethel.
- Lewis County
- This Ethel is located in Lewis County and lies 2,385 miles [3,838.3 km] to the west northwest of the Ethel that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Ethel.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ethel ...
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.
- Acorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Bull Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Farmers Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
- Farmers Fork is located in Richmond County
- Germans Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans Corner
- Germans Corner is located in Richmond County
- Havelock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Hogans Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogans Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogans Hill
- Hogans Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Indian Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Field have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
- Indian Field is located in Richmond County
- Island Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Farm
- Island Farm is located in Essex County
- Jacks Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacks Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Fork
- Jacks Fork is located in Essex County
- Jenkins Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Landing
- Jenkins Landing is located in Essex County
- Lukes Island ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lukes Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes Island
- Lukes Island is located in Richmond County
- Mount Holly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Mount Holly is located in Westmoreland County
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Newland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Oak Row
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Piney Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plant Patch Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant Patch Ferry
- Plant Patch Ferry is located in Richmond County
- Red Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Rich Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Threeway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newland
How Far From Ethel 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 Ethel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ethel and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Ethel to Richmond, with an average speed<5> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,925 miles [9,535.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ethel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Richmond County: www.co.richmond.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Ethel 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ethel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ethel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9962, Longitude: -76.7808 In this case, the coordinates for Ethel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ethel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ethel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.794 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.192 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.952 degrees. |