Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Manquin:
  • 37.708665, -77.154469
  • 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 Manquin

• 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 King William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King William County
  • Since Manquin is near Hanover County and also King and Queen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen 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 Manquin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manquin ...

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.

• Buckeye
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Buckeye is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Farmers Shop Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmers Shop Corner is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Shop Corner
• Globe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Globe is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
• Horse Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Horse Landing is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
• Horseshoe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Horseshoe is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
• Hughes Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hughes Corner is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Corner
• King William
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • King William is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King William
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King William <1>
• Kirbytown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirbytown is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbytown
• Locust Green
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust Green is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Green
• Locust Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Locust Grove is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Orchard Gardens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Orchard Gardens is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Gardens
• Pointers Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pointers Landing is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers Landing
• Poplar Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplar Landing is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Landing
• Woodlawn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Manquin to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Manquin and extending to:

• King William, which is the Seat of King William County, lies just to the East.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Manquin to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km] to the north (N). 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 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,532 miles [7,293.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'