Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gum Tree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gum Tree and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gum Tree
- 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 Gum Tree:
- 37.819308, -77.474150
- 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 Gum Tree
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hanover County
- Since Gum Tree is near Caroline County and also Henrico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- eBird sighting report for Henrico 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gum Tree ...
We found four communities that share the name Gum Tree.
Within Virginia, the name Gum Tree is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Kentucky
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gum Tree ...
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.
- Bagdad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Bowersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Bowersville is located in Caroline County
- Hart Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Corner
- Hart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Heaths Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heaths Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaths Store
- Heaths Store is located in Hanover County
- Lanes Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
- Lanes Corner is located in Hanover County
- Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Little River Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Crossing
- Little River Crossing is located in Hanover County
- Littlepages Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlepages Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlepages Ferry
- Littlepages Ferry is located in Caroline County
- Oliver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Scotchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Scotchtown is located in Hanover County
- Signboard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Slash Cottage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slash Cottage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slash Cottage
- Slash Cottage is located in Hanover County
How Far From Gum Tree 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 Gum Tree to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gum Tree and extending to:
- Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Gum Tree to Richmond, with an average speed<4> 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 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,542 miles [7,309.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gum Tree. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hanover County: www.co.hanover.va.us/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gum Tree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gum Tree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8193, Longitude: -77.4741 In this case, the coordinates for Gum Tree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Gum Tree 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Gum Tree to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.207 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.635 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.301 degrees. |