Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jarratt:
  • 36.814229, -77.468223
  • 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 Jarratt

• 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 Jarratt 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 Jarratt

Communities Also Named Jarratt ...

We found one communities that are also named Jarratt.

Within Virginia, the name Jarratt is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Jarratt in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • We haven't found the location of this community yet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jarratt ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cowie Corner is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowie Corner
• Fields Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fields Crossroads is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
• Gray
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gray is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Henry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Henry is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Henry
  • From Jarratt to Henry
• James River Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • James River Junction is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Junction
• Little Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Little Mill is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mill
• Mason
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mason is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mason
  • From Jarratt to Mason
• Moonlight
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Moonlight is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
• Purdy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Purdy is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
• Rivers Edge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rivers Edge is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
• Walnut Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Jarratt and extending to:

• Emporia, which is the Seat of Greensville County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jarratt to Emporia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,005 miles [9,664.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,582 miles [7,374 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'