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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Manning, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manning 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 Manning:
    • 36.705150, -76.648287
    • 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 Manning
  • 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 Manning ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Manning.

Within Virginia, the name Manning is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Manning lies 2,332 miles [3,753 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Arkansas
      • Dallas County
      • This Manning is located in Dallas County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Manning.
    • British Columbia
      • This Manning lies 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Florida
      • Baker County
      • This Manning is located in Baker County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Manning.
    • Georgia
      • Laurens County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Manning [Laurens County].
    • Iowa
      • Carroll County
      • This Manning is located in Carroll County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Manning.
    • Kansas
      • Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Manning [Clark County].
      • Scott County
      • This Manning is located in Scott County and lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Manning.
    • Louisiana
      • Bienville Parish
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Manning [Bienville Parish].
    • Michigan
      • Cheboygan County
      • This Manning is located in Cheboygan County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the north northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheboygan County community of Manning.
      • Saginaw County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Manning [Saginaw County].
    • Nebraska
      • Knox County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Manning [Knox County].
    • New York
      • Orleans County
      • This Manning is located in Orleans County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Manning.
    • North Dakota
      • Dunn County
      • This Manning is located in Dunn County and lies 1,515 miles [2,438.2 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunn County community of Manning.
    • Oklahoma
      • Pittsburg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Manning [Pittsburg County].
    • Oregon
      • Washington County
      • This Manning is located in Washington County and lies 2,458 miles [3,955.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Manning.
    • South Carolina
      • Clarendon County
      • This Manning is located in Clarendon County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of Manning.
    • Texas
      • Angelina County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Manning [Angelina County].
    • Utah
      • Utah County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Utah County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Manning.
    • Washington
      • Whitman County
      • This Manning is located in Whitman County and lies 2,184 miles [3,514.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Manning.
    • Wisconsin
      • Vernon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Manning [Vernon County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manning ...

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.

  • Boston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Suffolk City
  • Box Elder
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
    • Box Elder is located in Suffolk City
  • Elephant Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elephant Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elephant Fork
    • Elephant Fork is located in Suffolk City
  • Holland Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
    • Holland Heights is located in Suffolk City
  • Kings Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Fork
    • Kings Fork is located in Suffolk City
  • Kings Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
    • Kings Point is located in Suffolk City
  • Lakeview Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Suffolk City
  • Leesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Leesville is located in Suffolk City
  • Lloyd Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Place
    • Lloyd Place is located in Suffolk City
  • Lutersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutersville
    • Lutersville is located in Suffolk City
  • Maple Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
    • Maple Hill is located in Suffolk City
  • Orlando
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orlando have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
    • Orlando is located in Suffolk City
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Suffolk City
    • Providence Church
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Church have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Church
      • Providence Church is located in Suffolk City
    • Riverview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Suffolk City
    • Willowbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
      • Willowbrook is located in Suffolk City

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manning and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Manning to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 152 miles [244.6 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Manning. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Manning) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manning. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7052, Longitude: -76.6483       In this case, the coordinates for Manning have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Manning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Manning 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 . 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.
<4>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.
<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 Manning 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 307.787 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.987 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.379 degrees.









 

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