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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 Ivy Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ivy Farms 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 Ivy Farms:
- 38.089304, -78.523902
- 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 Ivy Farms
- 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- Since Ivy Farms is near Charlottesville City and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlottesville City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Ivy Farms
Communities Also Named Ivy Farms ...
We found one communities that are also named Ivy Farms.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Ivy Farms.
Beyond Virginia.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Newport News City
- This Ivy Farms is located in Newport News City and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ivy Farms that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Ivy Farms.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ivy Farms ...
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.
- Barracks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Branchland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Branchland is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchland
- Chapel Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
- Clover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Fairgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairgrove is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Fieldbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fieldbrook is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldbrook
- Four Seasons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Four Seasons is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Hydraulic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
- Ivy Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ivy Ridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
- Liberty Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Little Clover Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Clover Hill
- Queen Charlotte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Queen Charlotte is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Charlotte
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Raintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Raintree is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Squire Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Squire Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire Hill
- University Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Willow Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
How Far From Ivy Farms 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 Ivy Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ivy Farms and extending to:
- Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Ivy Farms to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,577 miles [7,366 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Ivy Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ivy Farms 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 Ivy Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0893, Longitude: -78.5239 In this case, the coordinates for Ivy Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.809 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.362 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.635 degrees. |
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