Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Bandana:
  • 37.891530, -77.665267
  • 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 Old Bandana

• 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 Old Bandana is near Louisa County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Old Bandana

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Bandana ...

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.

• Beaverdam
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Beaverdam is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverdam <1>
• Bumpass
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bumpass is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
  • Bumpass has also been known as:
  • Bumpas
  • Bumpass Junction
  • Bumpass Station
  • Bumpass Turnout
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
• Coatesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Coatesville is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
• Holliday
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Holliday is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
• Jones Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Corner is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
• Locust Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Locust Creek is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Creek
• Lone Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lone Oak is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Moodys Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Moodys Corner is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Corner
• Oliver
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Oliver is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Scotchtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotchtown is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown

How Far From Old Bandana 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 Old Bandana to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old Bandana and extending to:

• Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Bandana to Hanover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'