Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ordsburg:
  • 36.950427, -77.875276
  • 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 Ordsburg

• 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
  • Since Ordsburg is near Dinwiddie County and also Nottoway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nottoway 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 Ordsburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ordsburg ...

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.

• Alberta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
• Champ
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Champ is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
• Danieltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Danieltown is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danieltown
• Edmunds Store
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Edmunds Store is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Store
• Forkland ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Forkland is located in Nottoway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
• Harpers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harpers is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers
• Hickory Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hickory Run is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
• Octagon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Octagon is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
• Rocky Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Sturgeonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sturgeonville is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeonville
• Tobacco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tobacco is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco
• Vote
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Vote is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vote

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

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

• Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ordsburg to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 142 miles [228.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,016 miles [9,681.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,594 miles [7,393.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'