Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lanesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lanesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lanesville
- 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 Lanesville:
- 37.614588, -76.978579
- 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 Lanesville
- 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 William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for King William County
- Since Lanesville is near New Kent County and also King and Queen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New Kent County
- eBird sighting report for King and Queen 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
Communities Also Named Lanesville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Lanesville.
Within Virginia, the name Lanesville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This Lanesville is located in Litchfield County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lanesville that is located in King William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Lanesville.
- Illinois
- Sangamon County
- This Lanesville is located in Sangamon County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lanesville that is located in King William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Lanesville.
- Indiana
- Harrison County
- This Lanesville is located in Harrison County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the west of the Lanesville that is located in King William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Lanesville.
- Louisiana
- Webster Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Lanesville [Webster Parish].
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Lanesville is located in Essex County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lanesville that is located in King William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Lanesville.
- New York
- Greene County
- This Lanesville is located in Greene County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lanesville that is located in King William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Lanesville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Lanesville lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lanesville that is located in King William County.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lanesville ...
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.
- Carps Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carps Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carps Corner
- Carps Corner is located in New Kent County
- Courthouse Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courthouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Landing
- Courthouse Landing is located in King and Queen County
- Crumps Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumps Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Mill
- Crumps Mill is located in New Kent County
- Gordon Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King William have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- King and Queen Court House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King and Queen Court House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King and Queen Court House
- King and Queen Court House is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King and Queen Court House <4>
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in King and Queen County
- Log Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Landing
- Log Landing is located in King and Queen County
- Poplar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in New Kent County
- Riverview Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Landing
- Riverview Landing is located in King William County
- Romancoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Scotland Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Landing
- Scotland Landing is located in King William County
- Truhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Lanesville 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 Lanesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lanesville and extending to:
- King William, which is the Seat of King William County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Lanesville to Richmond, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 88 miles [141.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,528 miles [7,287.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lanesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for King William County: www.co.king-william.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lanesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lanesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6146, Longitude: -76.9786 In this case, the coordinates for Lanesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lanesville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lanesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.93 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.288 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.175 degrees. |