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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 Exmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Exmore and the surrounding area.
- 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 Exmore:
- 37.534413, -75.823221
- 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 Exmore
- 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since Exmore is near Accomack County and also Mathews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews 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 Exmore
Curious and Interesting Names Near Exmore ...
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.
- Bacon Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bacon Hill is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Cats Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clearview is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Coal Kiln Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Kiln Crossing is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Kiln Crossing
- Franktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hare Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hare Valley is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare Valley
- Mappsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mappsburg is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mappsburg
- Marionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Middlesex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Middlesex is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Old Neck Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Neck Landing is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Neck Landing
- Painter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pennyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pennyville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyville
- Pleasant Cove Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Savage Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Savage Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Town
- Shields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shields is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
How Far From Exmore 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 town such as Exmore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Exmore and extending to:
- Eastville, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Exmore to Eastville, with an average speed<3> 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the west (W). 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 114 miles [183.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Exmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Exmore 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 Exmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5344, Longitude: -75.8232 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.271 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.525 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.743 degrees. |
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