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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 Paineville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paineville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Paineville:
- 37.387185, -78.120427
- 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 Paineville
- 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 Amelia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amelia County
- Since Paineville is near Cumberland County and also Powhatan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Powhatan 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 Paineville
Communities Also Named Paineville ...
We found one communities that are also named Paineville.
Within Virginia, the name Paineville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Paineville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Williamson County
- This Paineville is located in Williamson County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the west of the Paineville that is located in Amelia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Paineville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paineville ...
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.
- Ballsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ballsville is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballsville
- Cotton Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Felixville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Felixville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felixville
- Fieldstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fieldstown is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstown
- Five Forks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Gills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gills is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
- Haw Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haw Branch is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Branch
- Hideaway Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hideaway Lake is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Lake
- Jetersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Sunny Side
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Tobaccoville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tobaccoville is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
How Far From Paineville 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 Paineville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paineville and extending to:
- Amelia Court House, which is the Seat of Amelia County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Paineville to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 119 miles [191.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paineville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Paineville 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 Paineville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3872, Longitude: -78.1204 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.602 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.02 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.719 degrees. |
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