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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 Heritage Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heritage Landing 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 Heritage Landing:
- 37.250556, -76.808611
- 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 Heritage Landing
- 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 James City County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for James City County
- Since Heritage Landing is near Charles City County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles City County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry 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 Heritage Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heritage Landing ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Claybank Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Claybank Landing is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank Landing
- Fieldcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fieldcrest is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
- First Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- First Colony is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
- Five Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Fords Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fords Colony is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Colony
- Hollybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hollybrook is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybrook
- Indigo Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indigo Terrace is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Terrace
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jamestown Farms is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Farms
- Kingswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kingswood is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Longhill Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Longhill Gate is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhill Gate
- Middle Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Plantation is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Plantation
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rich Neck Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rich Neck Heights is located in Williamsburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck Heights
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Steeple Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steeple Chase is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase
- Walnut Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hills is located in Williamsburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Heritage Landing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Heritage Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Heritage Landing and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Heritage Landing to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 114 miles [183.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heritage Landing) 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 Heritage Landing 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 Heritage Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2506, Longitude: -76.8086 In this case, the coordinates for Heritage Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.851 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.143 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.242 degrees. |
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