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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 Kragmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kragmont 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 Kragmont:
- 37.470981, -77.505264
- 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 Kragmont
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Kragmont is near Richmond City and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Kragmont
Communities Also Named Kragmont ...
We found one communities that are also named Kragmont.
Within Virginia, the name Kragmont is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Kragmont in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Kragmont lies 2,033 miles [3,271.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kragmont that is located in Richmond County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kragmont ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arrowhead is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Cedar Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Farm is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm
- Cherry Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Fairpines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairpines is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpines
- Fawnbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fawnbrook is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawnbrook
- Granite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Granite is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Gravel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Indian Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Kings Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Land O'Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Land O'Pines is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Pines
- Pebble Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble Spring is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Spring
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Piney Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Piney Knolls is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knolls
- Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Spring Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Willow Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Oaks is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
- Wiseville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wiseville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseville
- Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Kragmont to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kragmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kragmont and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kragmont to Warsaw, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the northeast (NE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Kragmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Kragmont 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 Kragmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4710, Longitude: -77.5053 In this case, the coordinates for Kragmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.242 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.622 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.441 degrees. |
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