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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 Freetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Freetown 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 Freetown:
- 37.370148, -77.131916
- 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 Freetown
- 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 Charles City County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles City County
- Since Freetown is near Prince George County and also New Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George County
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent 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 Freetown
Communities Also Named Freetown ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Freetown.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Freetown.
Beyond Virginia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Albemarle County
- This Freetown is located in Albemarle County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Freetown that is located in Charles City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Freetown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Perry County
- This Freetown is located in Perry County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Freetown that is located in Charles City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Freetown.
- Georgia
- Walker 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 Georgia community of Freetown [Walker County].
- Indiana
- Jackson County
- This Freetown is located in Jackson County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Freetown that is located in Charles City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Freetown.
- Kentucky
- Monroe County
- This Freetown is located in Monroe County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the west of the Freetown that is located in Charles City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Freetown.
- Louisiana
- Assumption Parish
- This Freetown is located in Assumption Parish and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Freetown that is located in Charles City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Freetown.
- Saint Mary Parish
- This Freetown is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km] to the west southwest of the Freetown that is located in Charles City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Freetown.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Freetown is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Freetown that is located in Charles City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Freetown.
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- This Freetown is located in Bristol County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Freetown that is located in Charles City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Freetown.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Freetown is located in Suffolk County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Freetown that is located in Charles City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Freetown.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Freetown lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Freetown that is located in Charles City County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Freetown ...
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.
- Charles City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnmore is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnmore
- Garysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Greenway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Jordans Point ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jordans Point is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Point
- Merchants Hope ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Merchants Hope is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchants Hope
- Providence Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rivers Edge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rivers Edge is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Roaches Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roaches Corner is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches Corner
- Sandybottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandybottom is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandybottom
- Wayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wayside is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Willow Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Hill is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
How Far From Freetown 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 Freetown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Freetown once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Freetown and extending to:
- Charles City, which is the Seat of Charles City County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Freetown to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Freetown) 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 Freetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Freetown 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 Freetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3701, Longitude: -77.1319 In this case, the coordinates for Freetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.031 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.366 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.327 degrees. |
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