Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gladstone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gladstone and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gladstone
- 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 Gladstone:
- 37.545980, -78.848647
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Gladstone
- 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 Nelson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nelson County
- Since Gladstone is near Appomattox County and also Buckingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Appomattox County
- eBird sighting report for Buckingham 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gladstone ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Gladstone.
Within Virginia, the name Gladstone is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 26 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Gladstone is located in Cook County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gladstone that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Gladstone.
- Henderson County
- This Gladstone is located in Henderson County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km] to the west northwest of the Gladstone that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Gladstone.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Chase County
- This Gladstone is located in Chase County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the west of the Gladstone that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chase County community of Gladstone.
- Rawlins 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 Gladstone [Rawlins County].
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Gladstone lies 1,321 miles [2,125.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gladstone that is located in Nelson County.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Clay County
- This Gladstone is located in Clay County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gladstone that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Gladstone.
- Morgan 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 Missouri community of Gladstone [Morgan County].
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Colfax 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 Mexico community of Gladstone [Colfax County].
- Union County
- This Gladstone is located in Union County and lies 1,385 miles [2,228.9 km]<1> to the west of the Gladstone that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Gladstone.
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Gladstone lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Gladstone that is located in Nelson County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Gladstone lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gladstone that is located in Nelson County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gladstone ...
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.
- Buffalo Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Five Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Nelson County
- Four Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
- Four Forks is located in Nelson County
- Greenway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Kingswood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Mineral ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Red Apple Orchard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Apple Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple Orchard
- Red Apple Orchard is located in Nelson County
- Sliders
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Stonewall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Stonewall Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Mills
- Stonewall Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Amherst County
- Woods Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
- Woods Corner is located in Buckingham County
How Far From Gladstone 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 Gladstone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gladstone and extending to:
- Lovingston, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Gladstone to Lovingston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,032 miles [9,707.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,614 miles [7,425.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gladstone. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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- Gladstone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gladstone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5460, Longitude: -78.8486 |
| <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 Gladstone, 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Gladstone 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Gladstone to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.021 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.522 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.96 degrees. |