Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Odd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Odd and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Odd
- 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 Odd:
- 37.129311, -76.351055
- 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 Odd
- 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 Odd ...
We found two communities that share the name Odd.
Within Virginia, the name Odd is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Odd ...
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.
- Cedar Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Cedar Park is located in Hampton City
- Chapel Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Dare
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Dare is located in York County
- Earness
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Edgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Evergreen Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
- Evergreen Shores is located in York County
- Fox Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Grand View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grand View is located in Hampton City
- Harpersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
- Harpersville is located in Newport News City
- Heritage Hamlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hamlet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hamlet
- Heritage Hamlet is located in York County
- Holiday Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Holiday Park is located in Hampton City
- Holly Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Hills is located in York County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Lynnhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Messick ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Poor Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Willow Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
- Willow Green is located in Newport News City
- Lynnhaven
How Far From Odd 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 Odd to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Odd and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Odd to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. 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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Odd. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Odd 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 . 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Odd) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Odd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1293, Longitude: -76.3511 In this case, the coordinates for Odd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Odd to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.596 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.833 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.106 degrees. |