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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 Loretto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loretto 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 Loretto:
- 38.076414, -77.050635
- 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 Loretto
- 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Since Loretto is near Westmoreland County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Loretto
Communities Also Named Loretto ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Loretto.
Within Virginia, the name Loretto is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Loretto is located in Cullman County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Loretto that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Loretto.
- California
- Inyo County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Inyo County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Loretto.
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Loretto is located in Duval County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Loretto that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Loretto.
- Illinois
- Livingston County
- This Loretto is located in Livingston County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Loretto that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Loretto.
- Kentucky
- Marion County
- This Loretto is located in Marion County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the west of the Loretto that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Loretto.
- Maryland
- Somerset County
- This Loretto is located in Somerset County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the east of the Loretto that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Loretto.
- Michigan
- Dickinson County
- This Loretto is located in Dickinson County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Loretto that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Loretto.
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- This Loretto is located in Hennepin County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Loretto that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Loretto.
- Nebraska
- Boone County
- This Loretto is located in Boone County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Loretto that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Loretto.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Loretto lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Loretto that is located in Essex County.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Loretto.
- Ontario
- This Loretto lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Loretto that is located in Essex County.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Loretto is located in Cambria County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Loretto that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Loretto.
- Tennessee
- Lawrence County
- This Loretto is located in Lawrence County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Loretto that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Loretto.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loretto ...
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.
- Battery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Battery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery
- Central Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chance is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Daniel Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Daniel Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Corner
- Farmers Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Farmers Fork is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
- Flat Iron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Iron is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron
- Goldmans Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goldmans Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmans Corner
- Harts ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harts is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Hustle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hustle is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustle
- Iraville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Iraville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iraville
- Jones Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Leesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Liberty Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Fork
- Lloyds
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lukes Island ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lukes Island is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes Island
- Martins Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Martins Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Loretto 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 Loretto to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loretto and extending to:
- Tappahannock, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Loretto to Tappahannock, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,512 miles [7,261.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Loretto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Loretto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Loretto 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 Loretto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0764, Longitude: -77.0506 In this case, the coordinates for Loretto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.947 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.378 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.032 degrees. |
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