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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 Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ivy Meadows 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 Ivy Meadows:
    • 38.055416, -78.627517
    • 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 Meadows
  • 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 Meadows is near Charlottesville City and also Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Meadows

Communities Also Named Ivy Meadows ...

We found two communities that are also named Ivy Meadows.

Within Virginia, the name Ivy Meadows is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Ivy Meadows is located in Baltimore County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ivy Meadows that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Ivy Meadows.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Ivy Meadows is located in Wake County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the south of the Ivy Meadows that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Ivy Meadows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ivy Meadows ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Arrowhead is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Broad Axe ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Broad Axe is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Axe
  • Freetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Freetown is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
  • Ivy
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ivy Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivy Oaks is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Oaks
  • Ivy Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ivy Woods is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Woods
  • Liberty Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Hill is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Peacock Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Peacock Hill is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Hill
  • Skyline Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Skyline Crest is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Crest
  • University Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • University Heights is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
  • Whispering Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Yancey Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ivy Meadows and extending to:

  • Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Ivy Meadows 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 103 miles [165.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,583 miles [7,375.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Ivy Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Ivy Meadows 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 Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0554, Longitude: -78.6275       In this case, the coordinates for Ivy Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.872 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.428 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.69 degrees.