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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 Lindell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lindell 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 Lindell:
- 36.804315, -81.901088
- 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 Lindell
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Lindell is near Russell County and also Smyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth 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 Lindell
Communities Also Named Lindell ...
We found three communities that are also named Lindell.
Within Virginia, the name Lindell is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Lindell lies 2,167 miles [3,487.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lindell that is located in Washington County.
- Missouri
- Maries County
- This Lindell is located in Maries County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lindell that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maries County community of Lindell.
- North Carolina
- Greene County
- This Lindell is located in Greene County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lindell that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Lindell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lindell ...
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.
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarksville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clinchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corn Valley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Valley
- Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Lowland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mock Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mock Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Mill
- Rockdell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdell
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shortsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Tumbling Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tumbling Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling Creek
How Far From Lindell to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lindell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lindell and extending to:
- Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Lindell to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lindell) 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 Lindell 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 Lindell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8043, Longitude: -81.9011 In this case, the coordinates for Lindell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.841 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.492 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.458 degrees. |
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