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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 Lanexa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lanexa 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 Lanexa:
- 37.423757, -76.901075
- 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 Lanexa
- 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 New Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent County
- Since Lanexa is near James City County and also Charles City County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for James City County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles City 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 Lanexa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lanexa ...
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.
- Brickyard Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brickyard Landing is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Landing
- Chickahominy Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chickahominy Haven is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickahominy Haven
- Chickahominy Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chickahominy Shores is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickahominy Shores
- Croaker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Croaker is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croaker
- Holly Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Forks is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forks
- Hunters Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Creek is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Kings Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Corner is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Plum Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Providence Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roaches Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roaches Corner is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches Corner
- Sandybottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandybottom is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandybottom
- Slaterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slaterville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
How Far From Lanexa 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 Lanexa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lanexa and extending to:
- New Kent, which is the Seat of New Kent County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Lanexa to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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 102 miles [164.2 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,532 miles [7,293.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lanexa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lanexa 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 Lanexa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4238, Longitude: -76.9011 In this case, the coordinates for Lanexa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.895 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.22 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.215 degrees. |
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