Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Norwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Norwood
- 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 Norwood:
- 38.144857, -78.471400
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Norwood
- 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- Since Norwood is near Chesterfield County and also Charlottesville City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- eBird sighting report for Charlottesville 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Norwood ...
We found 49 communities that share the name Norwood.
There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Norwood.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 46 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 46 communities, 47 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Bedford County
- Nelson County
- Roanoke City
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Crenshaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Norwood [Crenshaw County].
- Jefferson County
- This Norwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Norwood.
- Mobile County
- This Norwood is located in Mobile County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the southwest of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Norwood.
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Mercer County
- This Norwood is located in Mercer County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Norwood.
- Peoria County
- This Norwood is located in Peoria County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the west northwest of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Norwood.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Norwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the west of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Norwood.
- Pulaski County
- This Norwood is located in Pulaski County and lies 343 miles [552 km] to the west of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Norwood.
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Norwood is located in Charles County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Norwood.
- Montgomery County
- This Norwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the northeast of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Norwood.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Norwood [Jackson County].
- Wright County
- This Norwood is located in Wright County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the west of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Norwood.
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Rockingham County
- This Norwood is located in Rockingham County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Norwood.
- Stanly County
- This Norwood is located in Stanly County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the south southwest of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Norwood.
- Nova Scotia
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Norwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Norwood.
- Washington County
- This Norwood is located in Washington County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the west northwest of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Norwood.
- Ontario
- This Norwood lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the north of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Norwood [Allegheny County].
- Delaware County
- This Norwood is located in Delaware County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Norwood.
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Norwood [Lancaster County].
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee
- Anderson County
- This Norwood is located in Anderson County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Norwood.
- Knox County
- This Norwood is located in Knox County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km] to the west southwest of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Norwood.
- Madison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Norwood [Madison County].
- Texas
- Runnels County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Norwood [Runnels County].
- San Augustine County
- This Norwood is located in San Augustine County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Augustine County community of Norwood.
- Washington
- Grays Harbor County
- This Norwood is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Norwood that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Norwood.
- Pierce County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Norwood [Pierce County].
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norwood ...
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.
- Airport Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
- Airport Acres is located in Albemarle County
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Chestnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Grove is located in Albemarle County
- Clover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Deer Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Deerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Earlysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
- Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <4>
- Fairgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Hickory Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Albemarle County
- Hydraulic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Little Clover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Clover Hill
- Little Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Mallard Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lake
- Mallard Lake is located in Albemarle County
- Mill Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Proffit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Norwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Norwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Norwood and extending to:
- Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Norwood to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 93 miles [149.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,990 miles [9,640 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,573 miles [7,359.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Norwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Norwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Norwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1449, Longitude: -78.4714 In this case, the coordinates for Norwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Norwood 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Norwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.776 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.332 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.594 degrees. |