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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 Goode, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goode 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 Goode:
- 37.358327, -79.393080
- 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 Goode
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Goode is near Campbell County and also Bedford City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Goode
Communities Also Named Goode ...
We found two communities that are also named Goode.
Within Virginia, the name Goode is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Phillips County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Goode [Phillips County].
- Mississippi
- Tate County
- This Goode is located in Tate County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Goode that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of Goode.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goode ...
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.
- Big Otter Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Otter Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Otter Mill
- Brush Tavern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brush Tavern is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Tavern
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Coffee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coffee is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
- Five Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forest Dale is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Forest Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Heritage Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Heritage Hills is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Landmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Landmark is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Meadow Wood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meadow Wood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Otter Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hill
- Otterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otterville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Poplar Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Forest is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forest
- Rainbow Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rainbow Forest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Forest
- Sleepy Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sunny Banks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sunny Banks is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Banks
- Tanglewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Timberlake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Whetstone Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whetstone Hills is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Hills
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woodlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Goode 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 Goode to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Goode and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Goode to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,645 miles [7,475.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Goode 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Goode) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Goode 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 Goode. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3583, Longitude: -79.3931 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.347 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.866 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.248 degrees. |
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