Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Inland Colony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Inland Colony and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Inland Colony
- 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 Inland Colony:
- 36.729444, -76.281667
- 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 Inland Colony
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Inland Colony ...
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.
- Butts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Deep Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Chesapeake City
- Edmonds Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonds Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds Corner
- Edmonds Corner is located in Chesapeake City
- Geneva Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Park
- Geneva Park is located in Chesapeake City
- Geneva Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Shores
- Geneva Shores is located in Chesapeake City
- Grassfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassfield
- Grassfield is located in Chesapeake City
- Great Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bridge
- Great Bridge is located in Chesapeake City
- Great Bridge Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bridge Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bridge Gardens
- Great Bridge Gardens is located in Chesapeake City
- Herberts Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herberts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts Corner
- Herberts Corner is located in Chesapeake City
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Poplar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Poplar Ridge is located in Chesapeake City
- Providence Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Junction
- Providence Junction is located in Chesapeake City
- Woodland Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace
- Woodland Terrace is located in Chesapeake City
How Far From Inland Colony 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 Inland Colony to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Inland Colony and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Inland Colony to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,531 miles [7,291.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Inland Colony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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- Inland Colony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Inland Colony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7294, Longitude: -76.2817 In this case, the coordinates for Inland Colony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Inland Colony to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.578 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.752 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.228 degrees. |