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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 Johnsons Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnsons Springs 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 Johnsons Springs:
- 37.698201, -77.711103
- 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 Johnsons Springs
- 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 Goochland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
- Since Johnsons Springs is near Hanover County and also Henrico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico 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 Johnsons Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnsons Springs ...
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.
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Fords
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fords is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
- Fox Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fox Downs is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Downs
- Goosepoint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goosepoint is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosepoint
- Hickory Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Haven is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
- Oilville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pickels
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pickels is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickels
- Rockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smokey Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smokey Hollow is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Hollow
- Sycamore Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sycamore Creek is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek
- Wheatlands
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wheatlands is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatlands
- Windy Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Windy Run is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Run
How Far From Johnsons Springs 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 Johnsons Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Johnsons Springs and extending to:
- Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Johnsons Springs to Goochland, with an average speed<3> 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 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnsons Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Johnsons Springs 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 Johnsons Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6982, Longitude: -77.7111 In this case, the coordinates for Johnsons Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.351 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.78 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.442 degrees. |
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