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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 Homeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Homeville 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 Homeville:
- 36.948761, -77.171357
- 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 Homeville
- 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Since Homeville is near Southampton County and also Prince George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Southampton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George 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 Homeville
Communities Also Named Homeville ...
We found four communities that are also named Homeville.
Within Virginia, the name Homeville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Homeville lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the northeast of the Homeville that is located in Sussex County.
- Ohio
- Erie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Homeville [Erie County].
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Homeville is located in Allegheny County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Homeville that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Homeville.
- Chester County
- This Homeville is located in Chester County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the north northeast of the Homeville that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Homeville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Homeville ...
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.
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Booker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Booker is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Booth Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Booth Fork is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Fork
- Carson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Chub ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chub is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chub
- Church ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Church is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church
- Dory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dory is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dory
- Lambs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lambs is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
- Lees Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Mill is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Littleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Littleton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Piney Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Pulleys Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pulleys Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulleys Crossroads
- Saddlers Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saddlers Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlers Crossroads
- Stony Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Homeville 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 Homeville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Homeville and extending to:
- Sussex, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Homeville to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 134 miles [215.7 km] to the north (N). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Homeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Homeville 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Homeville 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 Homeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9488, Longitude: -77.1714 In this case, the coordinates for Homeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.074 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.351 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.496 degrees. |
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