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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 Fields Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fields Ferry 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 Fields Ferry:
- 36.571253, -78.480277
- 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 Fields Ferry
- 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Since Fields Ferry is near Vance County and also Granville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vance County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Granville 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 Fields Ferry
Communities Also Named Fields Ferry ...
We found two communities that are also named Fields Ferry.
Within Virginia, the name Fields Ferry is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Gordon County
- This Fields Ferry is located in Gordon County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fields Ferry that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of Fields Ferry.
- Mississippi
- Monroe County
- This Fields Ferry is located in Monroe County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fields Ferry that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Fields Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fields Ferry ...
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.
- Blanks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blanks is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanks
- Bullock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Perfect Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perfect Point is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfect Point
- Ponderosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ponderosa is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Presbyterian Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Presbyterian Point is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Point
- Sandy Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Fork is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Townsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tungsten
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tungsten is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
How Far From Fields Ferry 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 Fields Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fields Ferry and extending to:
- Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Fields Ferry to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 178 miles [286.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,637 miles [7,462.5 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- Fields Ferry) 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 Fields Ferry 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 Fields Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5713, Longitude: -78.4803 In this case, the coordinates for Fields Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.84 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.169 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.147 degrees. |
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