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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 Freeman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Freeman 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 Freeman:
    • 36.754871, -77.693321
    • 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 Freeman
  • 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
    • Since Freeman is near Greensville County and also Emporia City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Emporia City
  • 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 Freeman

Communities Also Named Freeman ...

We found 31 communities that are also named Freeman.

Within Virginia, the name Freeman is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of 31 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 30 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Freeman is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,969 miles [3,168.8 km]<1> to the west of the Freeman that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Freeman.
    • Arkansas
      • Benton County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Freeman [Benton County].
      • Carroll County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Freeman [Carroll County].
      • Pope County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Freeman [Pope County].
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Freeman [Kern County].
    • Colorado
      • Rio Grande County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Freeman [Rio Grande County].
    • Florida
      • Freeman #
      • This community is historic<3> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Freeman.
    • Georgia
      • Early County
      • This Freeman is located in Early County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Freeman that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Early County community of Freeman.
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • This Freeman is located in Kane County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Freeman that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Freeman.
    • Indiana
      • Owen County
      • This Freeman is located in Owen County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Freeman that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Freeman.
    • Iowa
      • Cerro Gordo County
      • This Freeman is located in Cerro Gordo County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Freeman that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cerro Gordo County community of Freeman.
    • Kansas
      • Pratt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Freeman [Pratt County].
      • Stafford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Freeman [Stafford County].
    • Maine
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Freeman [Franklin County].
    • Michigan
      • Bay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Freeman [Bay County].
    • Minnesota
      • Polk County
      • This Freeman is located in Polk County and lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Freeman that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Freeman.
    • Missouri
      • Cass County
      • This Freeman is located in Cass County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Freeman that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Freeman.
    • Nebraska
      • Gage County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Gage County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gage County community of Freeman.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Freeman [Camden County].
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • This Freeman is located in Steuben County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the north of the Freeman that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Freeman.
    • North Carolina
      • Columbus County
      • This Freeman is located in Columbus County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Freeman that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Freeman.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Freeman [Jefferson County].
    • Ontario
      • This Freeman lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Freeman that is located in Brunswick County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • McKean County
      • This Freeman is located in McKean County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the north of the Freeman that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Freeman.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Freeman [Greenville County].
    • South Dakota
      • Hutchinson County
      • This Freeman is located in Hutchinson County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Freeman that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hutchinson County community of Freeman.
    • Texas
      • Panola County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Freeman [Panola County].
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • This Freeman is located in Spokane County and lies 2,127 miles [3,423.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Freeman that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Freeman.
    • West Virginia
      • Mercer County
      • This Freeman is located in Mercer County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Freeman that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Freeman.
      • Upshur County
      • This Freeman is located in Upshur County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the northwest of the Freeman that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Freeman.
    • Wisconsin
      • Langlade County
      • This Freeman is located in Langlade County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Freeman that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Langlade County community of Freeman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Freeman ...

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.

  • Ante
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ante is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
  • Cowie Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cowie Corner is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowie Corner
  • Dolphin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
  • Greentown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greentown is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Greenwood Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood Park is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
  • Harris Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Harris Crossroads is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
  • Kingsberry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsberry is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsberry
  • Lincoln Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Pleasant Shade
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Shade is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade
  • Purdy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Purdy is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
  • Radium
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Radium is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
  • Walnut Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Heights is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Heights
  • Willow Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Oaks is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks

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

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies just to the West.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Freeman to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 152 miles [244.6 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,017 miles [9,683.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,594 miles [7,393.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Freeman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Freeman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Freeman 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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Freeman 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 Freeman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7549, Longitude: -77.6933       In this case, the coordinates for Freeman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.381 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.672 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.772 degrees.