Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in North Anna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Anna and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Anna

• 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 North Anna:
  • 37.890973, -77.517484
  • 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 North Anna

• 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
  • Since North Anna is near Caroline County and also Louisa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa 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 North Anna

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Anna ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bagdad is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
• Cedar Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
• Coatesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Coatesville is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
• Gum Tree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gum Tree is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
• Hart Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hart Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Corner
• Holliday
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holliday is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
• Houstons Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Houstons Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstons Corner
• Little River Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Little River Crossing is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Crossing
• McDuff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • McDuff is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDuff
• Oliver
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Oliver is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Scotchtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotchtown is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
• Signboard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Signboard is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signboard
• Swans Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Swans Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swans Corner

How Far From North Anna 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 North Anna to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in North Anna and extending to:

• Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Anna to Hanover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'