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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).

When in Lake Prince Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Prince Farms and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lake Prince Farms:
    • 36.800983, -76.639676
    • 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 Lake Prince Farms
  • 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 Lake Prince Farms ...

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.

  • Boston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Suffolk City
  • Chuckatuck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
    • Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
  • Elephant Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elephant Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elephant Fork
    • Elephant Fork is located in Suffolk City
  • Gloversville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloversville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
    • Gloversville is located in Suffolk City
  • Holland Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
    • Holland Heights is located in Suffolk City
  • Kings Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
    • Kings Crossing is located in Suffolk City
  • Kings Fork
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Fork
    • Kings Fork is located in Suffolk City
  • Kings Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
    • Kings Point is located in Suffolk City
  • Kingsdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
    • Kingsdale is located in Suffolk City
  • Lakeview Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Suffolk City
  • Lloyd Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Place
    • Lloyd Place is located in Suffolk City
  • Lone Star Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Star Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Lakes
    • Lone Star Lakes is located in Suffolk City
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Longview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Lutersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutersville
      • Lutersville is located in Suffolk City
    • Magnolia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Suffolk City
    • Maple Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
      • Maple Hill is located in Suffolk City
    • Orlando
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orlando have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
      • Orlando is located in Suffolk City
    • Pierce Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Park
      • Pierce Park is located in Suffolk City
    • Pleasant Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Suffolk City
    • Providence Church
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Church have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Church
      • Providence Church is located in Suffolk City
    • Red Top
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Top have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
      • Red Top is located in Suffolk City
    • Riverview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Suffolk City
    • Willowbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
      • Willowbrook is located in Suffolk City

How Far From Lake Prince Farms 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 Lake Prince Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lake Prince Farms and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Lake Prince Farms to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 146 miles [235 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Prince Farms. 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 '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- Lake Prince Farms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Prince Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8010, Longitude: -76.6397       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Prince Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Lake Prince Farms 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 307.777 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.99 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.341 degrees.









 

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