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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 Marionville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marionville 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 Marionville:
- 37.453897, -75.854695
- 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 Marionville
- 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since Marionville is near Accomack County and also Mathews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews 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 Marionville
Communities Also Named Marionville ...
We found five communities that are also named Marionville.
Within Virginia, the name Marionville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Allen Parish
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Marionville [Allen Parish].
- Missouri
- Lawrence County
- This Marionville is located in Lawrence County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<2> to the west of the Marionville that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Marionville.
- New York
- Onondaga 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 New York community of Marionville [Onondaga County].
- Ontario
- This Marionville lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<2> to the north of the Marionville that is located in Northampton County.
- Pennsylvania
- Forest 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 Pennsylvania community of Marionville [Forest County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marionville ...
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.
- Bacon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bacon Hill is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Birdsnest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bridgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Franktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harbour Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harbour Point is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Point
- Hare Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hare Valley is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare Valley
- Hideaway Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hideaway Cove is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Cove
- Jamesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Johnsontown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Little Johnsontown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Johnsontown
- Martins Siding
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Siding is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Siding
- Peaceful Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peaceful Beach is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Beach
- Peaceful Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peaceful Shores is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Shores
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Reedtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reedtown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
- Shadyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shadyside is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Silver Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Beach is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Solitude Trails
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude Trails is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude Trails
How Far From Marionville 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 Marionville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marionville and extending to:
- Eastville, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Marionville 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 5 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 118 miles [189.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Marionville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Marionville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Marionville 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 county. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Marionville 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 Marionville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4539, Longitude: -75.8547 In this case, the coordinates for Marionville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.294 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.539 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.787 degrees. |
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