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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 Hampden - Sydney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampden - Sydney 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 Hampden - Sydney:
- 37.242153, -78.459588
- 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 Hampden - Sydney
- 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 Prince Edward County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince Edward County
- Since Hampden - Sydney is near Charlotte County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Hampden - Sydney
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampden - Sydney ...
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.
- Blake Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- County Line Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elam is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
- Farmville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kingsville is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Tuggle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Hampden - Sydney 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 Hampden - Sydney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hampden - Sydney and extending to:
- Farmville, which is the Seat of Prince Edward County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Hampden - Sydney 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 138 miles [222.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,609 miles [7,417.5 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' (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- Hampden - Sydney) 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 Hampden - Sydney 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 Hampden - Sydney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2422, Longitude: -78.4596 In this case, the coordinates for Hampden - Sydney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.805 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.23 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.907 degrees. |
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