Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Goldmans Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goldmans Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Goldmans Corner

• 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 Goldmans Corner:
  • 38.113466, -77.205533
  • 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 Goldmans Corner

• 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Goldmans Corner is near King George County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Goldmans Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goldmans Corner ...

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.

• Cash Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cash Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
• Daniel Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Daniel Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Corner
• Hickory Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Fork
• Hicks Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hicks Mill is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Mill
• Howards Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Howards Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Corner
• Lent
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lent is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lent
• Liberty Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Fork
• Martins Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Martins Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
• Penny Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Penny Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Corner
• Samuels Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Goldmans Corner and extending to:

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Goldmans Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,938 miles [9,556.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'