Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in King and Queen Court House, we use the following websites to find information relevant to King and Queen Court House and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for King and Queen Court House
- 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 King and Queen Court House:
- 37.669865, -76.877464
- 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 King and Queen Court House
- 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 and Queen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
- Since King and Queen Court House is near King William County and also New Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for King William County
- eBird sighting report for New Kent 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near King and Queen Court House ...
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.
- Coldwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Courthouse Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courthouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Landing
- Courthouse Landing is located in King and Queen County
- Crouch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Daisy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Dragonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dragonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragonville
- Dragonville is located in King and Queen County
- Gordon Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Landing
- Gordon Landing is located in King William County
- Horse Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
- Horse Landing is located in King William County
- King William
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King William have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King William
- King William is located in King William County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King William <2>
- Lanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Little Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plymouth
- Little Plymouth is located in King and Queen County
- Log Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Landing
- Log Landing is located in King and Queen County
- Romancoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Romancoke is located in King William County
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- Scotland Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Landing
- Scotland Landing is located in King William County
- Shanghai
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Stevensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevensville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
- Stevensville is located in King and Queen County
- Truhart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland Landing
How Far From King and Queen Court House 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 King and Queen Court House to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in King and Queen Court House and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from King and Queen Court House to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 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 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for King and Queen Court House. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- King and Queen Court House) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in King and Queen Court House. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6699, Longitude: -76.8775 In this case, the coordinates for King and Queen Court House have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 King and Queen Court House to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.869 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.227 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.114 degrees. |