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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 McBryant Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McBryant Corner 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 McBryant Corner:
- 37.931527, -77.402203
- 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 McBryant Corner
- 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Since McBryant Corner is near Hanover County and also King William 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 William 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 McBryant Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near McBryant Corner ...
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.
- Bagdad
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bagdad is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Bowersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bowersville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Hart Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Corner
- Kidds Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kidds Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidds Fork
- McDuff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McDuff is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDuff
- Oak Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Corner
- Poplar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Poplar is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Reedy Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reedy Mill is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Mill
- Signboard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Signboard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signboard
- Swans Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Swans Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swans Corner
How Far From McBryant Corner 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 McBryant Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McBryant Corner and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from McBryant Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 69 miles [111 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McBryant Corner) 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 McBryant Corner 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 McBryant Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9315, Longitude: -77.4022 In this case, the coordinates for McBryant Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.159 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.598 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.23 degrees. |
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