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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 Gordonsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gordonsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Gordonsville:
    • 38.136083, -78.187121
    • 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 Gordonsville
  • 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 Gordonsville ...

We found six communities that share the name Gordonsville.

There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Gordonsville.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Louisa County
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Gordonsville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lowndes County
      • This Gordonsville is located in Lowndes County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gordonsville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Gordonsville.
    • Kentucky
      • Logan County
      • This Gordonsville is located in Logan County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the west of the Gordonsville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Gordonsville.
    • Minnesota
      • Freeborn County
      • This Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gordonsville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freeborn County community of Gordonsville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Gordonsville lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gordonsville that is located in Orange County.
    • Tennessee
      • Smith County
      • This Gordonsville is located in Smith County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gordonsville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Gordonsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gordonsville ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
    • Cash Corner is located in Albemarle County
  • Cutalong
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutalong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutalong
    • Cutalong is located in Louisa County
  • Daniel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
    • Daniel is located in Orange County
  • Foxwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
    • Foxwood is located in Albemarle County
  • Gilbert
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilbert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gilbert
    • From Gordonsville to Gilbert
  • Green Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
    • Liberty Mills is located in Orange County
  • Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Mechanicsville is located in Louisa County
  • Mildred Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred Crossing
    • Mildred Crossing is located in Louisa County
  • Orange
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Poindexter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poindexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
    • Poindexter is located in Louisa County
  • Uno
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
    • Uno is located in Madison County
  • Zion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Louisa County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gordonsville and extending to:

  • Orange, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Gordonsville to Richmond, with an average speed<5> 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km] to the northeast (NE). 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gordonsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orange County: www.orangecountyva.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gordonsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gordonsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1361, Longitude: -78.1871    
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Gordonsville 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 308.609 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.141 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.479 degrees.




 

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