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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 Markham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Markham 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 Markham:
- 36.879588, -79.241129
- 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 Markham
- 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 Pittsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
- Since Markham is near Halifax County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Markham
Communities Also Named Markham ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Markham.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Markham.
Beyond Virginia, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Fauquier County
- This Markham is located in Fauquier County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Markham that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Markham.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sonoma County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Sonoma County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Markham.
- Florida
- Orange 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 Florida community of Markham [Orange County].
- Seminole County
- This Markham is located in Seminole County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Markham that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Markham.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Markham is located in Cook County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Markham that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Markham.
- Morgan County
- This Markham is located in Morgan County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km] to the west northwest of the Markham that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Markham.
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Markham is located in Saint Louis County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Markham that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Markham.
- Mississippi
- Sunflower County
- This Markham is located in Sunflower County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Markham that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Markham.
- Oklahoma
- Creek County
- This Markham is located in Creek County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the west of the Markham that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Creek County community of Markham.
- Ontario
- This Markham lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the north of the Markham that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Markham is located in Delaware County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Markham that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Markham.
- Warren 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 Markham [Warren County].
- Tennessee
- Lake 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 Tennessee community of Markham [Lake County].
- Texas
- Matagorda County
- This Markham is located in Matagorda County and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Markham that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Markham.
- Washington
- Grays Harbor County
- This Markham is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,366 miles [3,807.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Markham that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Markham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Markham ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Chalk Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Java
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lucks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Motleys Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Motleys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motleys Mill
- Riceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Markham 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 Markham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Markham and extending to:
- Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Markham to Chatham, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,658 miles [7,496.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Markham) 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 Markham, 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 Markham 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 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 Markham 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 Markham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8796, Longitude: -79.2411 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.272 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.708 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.347 degrees. |
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