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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 Fergusonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fergusonville 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 Fergusonville:
    • 37.217652, -78.070557
    • 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 Fergusonville
  • 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 Nottoway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nottoway County
    • Since Fergusonville is near Amelia County and also Prince Edward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Amelia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince Edward 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 Fergusonville

Communities Also Named Fergusonville ...

We found three communities that are also named Fergusonville.

Within Virginia, the name Fergusonville is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Delaware County
      • This Fergusonville is located in Delaware County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fergusonville that is located in Nottoway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Fergusonville.
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Fergusonville is located in Bucks County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fergusonville that is located in Nottoway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Fergusonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fergusonville ...

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.

  • Burkes Tavern
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Burkes Tavern is located in Prince Edward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Tavern
  • Clays Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Clays Corner is located in Nottoway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Corner
  • Crewe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <2>
  • Five Forks ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Forks is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Gills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gills is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
  • Jennings Ordinary
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jennings Ordinary is located in Nottoway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ordinary
  • Jetersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Maplewood is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Martins Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Martins Corner is located in Nottoway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
  • Mutt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mutt is located in Nottoway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutt
  • Spainville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Fergusonville to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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 just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,013 miles [9,677 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,592 miles [7,390.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fergusonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Fergusonville 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 Fergusonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2177, Longitude: -78.0706       In this case, the coordinates for Fergusonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.58 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.969 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.759 degrees.