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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 Flordon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flordon 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 Flordon:
- 38.055971, -78.556403
- 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 Flordon
- 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- Since Flordon is near Charlottesville City and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlottesville City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Flordon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flordon ...
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.
- Barracks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Branchland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Branchland is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchland
- Chapel Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
- Charlottesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Four Seasons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Four Seasons is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Greenfields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenfields is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Hydraulic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
- Ivy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ivy Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy Farms is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Farms
- Ivy Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ivy Meadows is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Meadows
- Ivy Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy Oaks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Oaks
- Ivy Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy Ridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ivy Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ivy Woods is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Woods
- Liberty Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Peacock Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peacock Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Hill
- Queen Charlotte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Queen Charlotte is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Charlotte
- Rockbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockbrook is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Skyline Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Skyline Crest is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Crest
- Squire Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Squire Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire Hill
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Vinegar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Whispering Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Willow Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
How Far From Flordon 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 community such as Flordon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Flordon and extending to:
- Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Flordon 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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 100 miles [160.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,580 miles [7,370.8 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Flordon) 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 Flordon 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 Flordon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0560, Longitude: -78.5564 In this case, the coordinates for Flordon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.83 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.38 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.661 degrees. |
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