Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Iraville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Iraville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Iraville

• 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 Iraville:
  • 38.088744, -77.072196
  • 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 Iraville

• 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Since Iraville is near Westmoreland County and also King George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King 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 Iraville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Iraville ...

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.

• Central Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Central Point is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
• Chance
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chance is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
• Daniel Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Daniel Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Corner
• Farmers Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmers Fork is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
• Goldmans Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Goldmans Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmans Corner
• Hustle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hustle is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustle
• Jones Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
• Leesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Leesville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
• Liberty Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Fork
• Lloyds
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lloyds is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
• Martins Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Martins Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
• Mount Pleasant
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Oak Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <1>

How Far From Iraville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Iraville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Iraville and extending to:

• Tappahannock, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Iraville to Tappahannock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,513 miles [7,263 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'