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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ordinary:
    • 37.316411, -76.513477
    • 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 Ordinary
  • 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
    • Since Ordinary is near York County and also James City County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for James City 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 Ordinary

Communities Also Named Ordinary ...

We found one communities that are also named Ordinary.

Within Virginia, the name Ordinary is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Ordinary in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Elliott County
      • This Ordinary is located in Elliott County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ordinary that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Ordinary.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ordinary ...

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.

  • Carp Circle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carp Circle is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp Circle
  • Clay Bank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crab
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gum Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gum Fork is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Fork
  • Harbor Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Harbor Hills is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
  • Hermitage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hermitage is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage Banks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hermitage Banks is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Banks
  • Lands End
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lands End is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
  • Marshall Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Marshall Heights is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
  • Money
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Money is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
  • Oyster Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oyster Cove is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Cove
  • Point Lookout
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Point Lookout is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Quiet Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Quiet Cove is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Cove
    • Rosewell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rosewell is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell
    • Rosewell Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rosewell Harbor is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell Harbor
    • Victory Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Victory Hill is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ordinary and extending to:

  • Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the North.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Ordinary 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ordinary) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Ordinary to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ordinary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3164, Longitude: -76.5135    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.678 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.956 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.10 degrees.