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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 Lanes Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lanes Corner 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 Lanes Corner:
    • 37.744588, -77.542208
    • 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 Lanes Corner
  • 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
    • Since Lanes Corner is near Henrico County and also Goochland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland 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 Lanes Corner

Communities Also Named Lanes Corner ...

We found three communities that are also named Lanes Corner.

There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Lanes Corner.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Lanes Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Greensville County
      • This Lanes Corner is located in Greensville County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the south of the Lanes Corner that is located in Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greensville County community of Lanes Corner.
    • Spotsylvania County
      • This Lanes Corner is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lanes Corner that is located in Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Lanes Corner.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Lanes Corner is located in Hillsborough County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lanes Corner that is located in Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lanes Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lanes Corner ...

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.

  • Erin Shades
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Erin Shades is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Shades
  • French Hay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • French Hay is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hay
  • Glen Allen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Gum Tree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gum Tree is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
  • Heaths Store
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Heaths Store is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaths Store
  • Kings Charter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Charter is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
  • Kingswood Court
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingswood Court is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Court
  • Laurel Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Laurel Park is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Lewistown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lewistown is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Longdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Longdale is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
  • Oliver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Oliver is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Poindexters
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Poindexters is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexters
    • Quail Walk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
    • Randolph Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Randolph Ridge is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Ridge
    • Rockville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Scotchtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Scotchtown is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
    • Shady Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Shady Grove is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Short Pump
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Slash Cottage
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Slash Cottage is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slash Cottage

How Far From Lanes Corner 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 Lanes Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lanes Corner and extending to:

  • Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lanes Corner to Hanover, 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 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 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,548 miles [7,319.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lanes Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Lanes Corner 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 Lanes Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7446, Longitude: -77.5422       In this case, the coordinates for Lanes Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.25 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.673 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.356 degrees.