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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Logan Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Logan Village 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 Logan Village:
    • 38.110692, -78.510846
    • 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 Logan Village
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Logan Village ...

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.

  • Barracks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barracks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
    • Barracks is located in Albemarle County
  • Branchland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchland
    • Branchland is located in Albemarle County
  • Chapel Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
    • Chapel Hills is located in Albemarle County
  • Clover Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
    • Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
  • Deer Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
    • Deer Run is located in Albemarle County
  • Deerwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
    • Deerwood is located in Albemarle County
  • Earlysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
    • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <2>
  • Fairgrove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
    • Fairgrove is located in Albemarle County
  • Fieldbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldbrook
    • Fieldbrook is located in Albemarle County
  • Four Seasons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Seasons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
    • Four Seasons is located in Albemarle County
  • Hickory Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Albemarle County
  • Hydraulic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydraulic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
    • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ivy Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Farms
      • Ivy Farms is located in Albemarle County
    • Ivy Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
      • Ivy Ridge is located in Albemarle County
    • Little Clover Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Clover Hill
      • Little Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
    • Mallard Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lake
      • Mallard Lake is located in Albemarle County
    • Mill Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
      • Mill Run is located in Albemarle County
    • Queen Charlotte
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Charlotte
      • Queen Charlotte is located in Albemarle County
    • Raintree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raintree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
      • Raintree is located in Albemarle County
    • Squire Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squire Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire Hill
      • Squire Hill is located in Albemarle County

How Far From Logan Village 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 Logan Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Logan Village and extending to:

  • Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Logan Village to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,576 miles [7,364.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Logan Village. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Logan Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Logan Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1107, Longitude: -78.5108       In this case, the coordinates for Logan Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Logan Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.80 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.355 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.622 degrees.









 

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