Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Lombardy Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lombardy Grove and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lombardy Grove

• 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 Lombardy Grove:
  • 36.684309, -78.206108
  • 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 Lombardy Grove

• 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
  • Since Lombardy Grove is near Brunswick County and also Spotsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania 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 Lombardy Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lombardy Grove ...

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.

• Baskerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
• Busy Bee Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Busy Bee Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Bee Corner
• Cedar Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Dockery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dockery is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
• Elamtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elamtown is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamtown
• Gills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gills is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
• Gordon Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
• Opie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Redlawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Redlawn is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlawn
• Roberts Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roberts Ferry is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ferry
• Union Level
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level

How Far From Lombardy Grove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lombardy Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lombardy Grove and extending to:

• Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lombardy Grove to Boydton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,620 miles [7,435.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'