Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gonyon:
  • 37.903741, -76.338558
  • 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 Gonyon

• 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
  • Since Gonyon is near Lancaster County and also Saint Mary's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's 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 Gonyon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gonyon ...

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.

• Blackberry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackberry is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
• Claraville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Claraville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claraville
• Edwardsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Edwardsville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Fairport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairport is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
• Folly
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Folly is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly
• Horse Head
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Horse Head is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Head
• Jetts Store
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jetts Store is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Store
• Reedville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Reedville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedville <1>
• Sunnybank
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
• Sunnybank Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sunnybank Ferry is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank Ferry
• Surprise Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Surprise Hill is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gonyon and extending to:

• Heathsville, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies just to the West.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Gonyon to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,910 miles [9,511.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'