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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 Gouldin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gouldin 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 Gouldin:
- 37.772366, -77.701102
- 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 Gouldin
- 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
- Since Gouldin is near Goochland County and also Louisa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa 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 Gouldin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gouldin ...
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.
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Fords
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fords is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
- Fox Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Downs is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Downs
- Hickory Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Haven is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
- Holly Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Horsepen Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horsepen Hills is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen Hills
- Jones Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jones Corner is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Locust Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Creek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Creek
- Lone Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Moodys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moodys Corner is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Corner
- Oilville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pickels
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pickels is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickels
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scotchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotchtown is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Smokey Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smokey Hollow is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Hollow
- Sycamore Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Creek is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek
- Three Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Three Oaks is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Wheatlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wheatlands is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatlands
- Willowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Windy Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Windy Run is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Run
How Far From Gouldin 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 Gouldin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gouldin and extending to:
- Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Gouldin to Hanover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gouldin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gouldin 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 Gouldin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7724, Longitude: -77.7011 In this case, the coordinates for Gouldin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.341 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.781 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.411 degrees. |
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