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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 Ivondale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ivondale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ivondale:
    • 37.851803, -76.668290
    • 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 Ivondale
  • 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Since Ivondale is near Essex County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Ivondale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ivondale ...

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.

  • Bridgetown ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bridgetown is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Center Cross
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Cross is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cross
  • Dunnsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fairplay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fairplay is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Indian Field
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Indian Field is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
  • Laneview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Laneview is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneview
  • Moon Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Moon Corner is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Corner
  • Mulch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mulch is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulch
  • Nesting
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Nesting is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
  • Nuttsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nuttsville is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttsville
  • Pierces Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierces Corner is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Corner
  • Rainswood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Red Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Red Hill is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Rich Neck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
    • Slash
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Slash is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slash
    • Tidewater
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Tidewater is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidewater
    • Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Village is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
    • Wildwood Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wildwood Beach is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Beach

How Far From Ivondale 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 Ivondale to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Warsaw, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Ivondale to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ivondale) 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 Ivondale 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 Ivondale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8518, Longitude: -76.6683       In this case, the coordinates for Ivondale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.737 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.105 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.961 degrees.