Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Kempsville Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kempsville Gardens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kempsville Gardens
- 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 Kempsville Gardens:
- 36.826076, -76.156027
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kempsville Gardens
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kempsville Gardens ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Chinese Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinese Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Corner
- Chinese Corner is located in Virginia Beach City
- Euclid
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Fair Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Meadows
- Fair Meadows is located in Virginia Beach City
- Gallops Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallops Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallops Corner
- Gallops Corner is located in Virginia Beach City
- Greenwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Haven Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Heights
- Haven Heights is located in Virginia Beach City
- Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Larkspur
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - New Light
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Pleasant Point is located in Norfolk City
- Pocahontas Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village
- Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pocahontas Village
- From Kempsville Gardens to Pocahontas Village
How Far From Kempsville Gardens to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kempsville Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kempsville Gardens and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Kempsville Gardens 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 150 miles [241.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving 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 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kempsville Gardens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kempsville Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kempsville Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8261, Longitude: -76.1560 |
| <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 Kempsville Gardens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.501 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.679 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.143 degrees. |