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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 Mine Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mine Run 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 Mine Run:
- 38.257354, -77.837494
- 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 Mine Run
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Mine Run is near Spotsylvania County and also Culpeper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper 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 Mine Run
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mine Run ...
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.
- Burr Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Childs Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Cookstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cookstown is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookstown
- Dan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan
- Flat Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Run
- Gold Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gold Dale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Dale
- Granite Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Granite Springs is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
- Grassland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Indian Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Jones
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jones is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Lanes Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lanes Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
- Locust Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Porters
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Porters is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Prince Dominion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prince Dominion is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Dominion
- Shady Grove Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Corner
- True Blue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vulcan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- White Owl Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- White Owl Landing is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Owl Landing
- Wilderness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Wilderness Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderness Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Corner
How Far From Mine Run to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mine Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mine Run and extending to:
- Orange, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Mine Run to Orange, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 61 miles [98.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mine Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mine Run 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 Mine Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2574, Longitude: -77.8375 In this case, the coordinates for Mine Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.397 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.918 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.289 degrees. |
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