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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 Machodoc, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Machodoc 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 Machodoc:
- 38.080273, -76.697441
- 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 Machodoc
- 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since Machodoc is near Richmond County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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 Machodoc
Curious and Interesting Names Near Machodoc ...
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.
- Acorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Bull Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Neck is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Neck
- Carys Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carys Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carys Corner
- Erica
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Erica is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erica
- Meter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meter is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meter
- Mount Holly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Narrow Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Narrow Beach is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Beach
- Palmtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Palmtown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmtown
- Tucker Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Machodoc 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 Machodoc to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Machodoc and extending to:
- Montross, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Machodoc to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 59 miles [95 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Machodoc) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Machodoc 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 Machodoc. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0803, Longitude: -76.6974 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.741 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.144 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.886 degrees. |
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