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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 Johnson Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnson Landing 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 Johnson Landing:
- 37.587089, -76.965245
- 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 Johnson Landing
- 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 King William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King William County
- Since Johnson Landing is near New Kent County and also King and Queen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen 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 Johnson Landing
Communities Also Named Johnson Landing ...
We found four communities that are also named Johnson Landing.
Within Virginia, the name Johnson Landing is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Morgan County
- This Johnson Landing is located in Morgan County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Johnson Landing that is located in King William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Johnson Landing.
- Louisiana
- Evangeline Parish
- This Johnson Landing is located in Evangeline Parish and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Johnson Landing that is located in King William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Evangeline Parish community of Johnson Landing.
- Michigan
- Menominee County
- This Johnson Landing is located in Menominee County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Johnson Landing that is located in King William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menominee County community of Johnson Landing.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Johnson Landing is located in Pierce County and lies 2,387 miles [3,841.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Johnson Landing that is located in King William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Johnson Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnson Landing ...
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.
- Carps Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carps Corner is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carps Corner
- Courthouse Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Courthouse Landing is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Landing
- Crumps Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crumps Mill is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Mill
- Gordon Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gordon Landing is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Landing
- King William
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- King and Queen Court House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Log Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Log Landing is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Landing
- Poplar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Riverview Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Riverview Landing is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Landing
- Romancoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Scotland Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scotland Landing is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Landing
- Slaterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Slaterville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
- Tallysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tallysville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
How Far From Johnson Landing 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 Johnson Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnson Landing and extending to:
- King William, which is the Seat of King William County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Johnson Landing to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 km] to the north (N). 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 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,528 miles [7,287.1 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- Johnson Landing) 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 Johnson Landing 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 Johnson Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5871, Longitude: -76.9652 In this case, the coordinates for Johnson Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.924 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.277 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.18 degrees. |
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