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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 Moneta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moneta 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 Moneta:
- 37.182605, -79.619593
- 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 Moneta
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Moneta is near Franklin County and also Bedford City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford City
- 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 Moneta
Communities Also Named Moneta ...
We found four communities that are also named Moneta.
Within Virginia, the name Moneta is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Moneta is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,171 miles [3,493.9 km]<1> to the west of the Moneta that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Moneta.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Moneta is located in Hillsborough County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Moneta that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Moneta.
- Iowa
- O'Brien County
- This Moneta is located in O'Brien County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moneta that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the O'Brien County community of Moneta.
- Wyoming
- Fremont County
- This Moneta is located in Fremont County and lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moneta that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Moneta.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moneta ...
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.
- Chestnut Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Fork is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Fork
- Diamond Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Diamond Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Dundee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Fancy Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Grove
- Flint Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Goodview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Isle of Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Isle of Pines is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Pines
- Joppa Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Otter View ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Otter View is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter View
How Far From Moneta 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 Moneta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moneta and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Moneta to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,081 miles [9,786.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,663 miles [7,504.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Moneta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Moneta 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 Moneta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1826, Longitude: -79.6196 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.485 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.997 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.40 degrees. |
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