Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lindsay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lindsay and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lindsay
- 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 Lindsay:
- 38.088193, -78.246394
- 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 Lindsay
- 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- Since Lindsay is near Louisa County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Louisa County
- eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Lindsay ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Lindsay.
Within Virginia, the name Lindsay is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, ten are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Lindsay lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lindsay that is located in Albemarle County.
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Lindsay lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the north of the Lindsay that is located in Albemarle County.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Cooke County
- This Lindsay is located in Cooke County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<1> to the west of the Lindsay that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Lindsay.
- Reeves County
- This Lindsay is located in Reeves County and lies 1,502 miles [2,417.2 km] to the west of the Lindsay that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reeves County community of Lindsay.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lindsay ...
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.
- Cash Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Cash Corner is located in Albemarle County
- Everettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everettsville
- Everettsville is located in Albemarle County
- Foxwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Gilbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Gilbert Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Heights
- Gilbert Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Gordonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gordonsville is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <4>
- Green Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Liberty Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- Liberty Mills is located in Orange County
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Louisa County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Poindexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poindexter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Poindexter is located in Louisa County
- Proffit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Rugby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Running Deer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Running Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Deer
- Running Deer is located in Albemarle County
- Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Zion Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Crossroads
- Zion Crossroads is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion Crossroads <4>
- Poindexter
How Far From Lindsay 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 Lindsay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lindsay and extending to:
- Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lindsay to Charlottesville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 5,983 miles [9,628.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,565 miles [7,346.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lindsay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/
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- Lindsay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lindsay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0882, Longitude: -78.2464 In this case, the coordinates for Lindsay 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 Lindsay 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 Lindsay 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 308.646 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.176 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.521 degrees. |