Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 James River Junction:
  • 36.703761, -77.472756
  • 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 James River Junction

• 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 Greensville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville County
  • Since James River Junction is near Sussex County and also Emporia City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Emporia City

• 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 James River Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near James River Junction ...

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.

• Cowie Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cowie Corner is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowie Corner
• Green Plain
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Green Plain is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plain
• Greenwood Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Park is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
• Henry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Kingsberry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kingsberry is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsberry
• Lanes Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanes Corner is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
• Lincoln Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Mason
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mason is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
• Moonlight
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Moonlight is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
• Skippers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Skippers is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skippers <1>
• Walnut Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Heights is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Heights

How Far From James River Junction 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 James River Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Emporia, which is the Seat of Greensville County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from James River Junction to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,010 miles [9,672.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'