Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mount Vinco:
  • 37.609589, -78.596675
  • 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 Mount Vinco

• 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 Buckingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buckingham County
  • Since Old Mount Vinco is near Nelson County and also Albemarle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle 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 Mount Vinco

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Mount Vinco ...

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.

• Alpha
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Alpha is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Boiling Spring
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Boiling Spring is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
• Gold Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• Gravel Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Grays Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grays Corner is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
• Howardsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Howardsville is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
• Red Apple Orchard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Apple Orchard is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple Orchard
• Slate Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Slate Hill is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
• Sliders
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sliders is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliders
• Sunny Side
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sunny Side is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
• Toga
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Toga is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
• Woods Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woods Corner is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner

How Far From Old Mount Vinco to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Mount Vinco to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Buckingham, which is the Seat of Buckingham County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Old Mount Vinco to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 122 miles [196.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,019 miles [9,686.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'