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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 Painter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Painter 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 Painter:
- 37.586785, -75.784289
- 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 Painter
- 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
- Since Painter is near Northampton County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Painter
Communities Also Named Painter ...
We found eight communities that are also named Painter.
Within Virginia, the name Painter is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Painter is located in DeKalb County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Painter that is located in Accomack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Painter.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Painter [Los Angeles County].
- Kansas
- Scott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Painter [Scott County].
- New Mexico
- Roosevelt County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Painter.
- North Carolina
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Painter [Jackson County].
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Painter [Mifflin County].
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Painter [Greene County].
- Texas
- Hood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Painter [Hood County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Painter ...
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.
- Bacon Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bacon Hill is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Bobtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bobtown is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boston is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Cats Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coal Kiln Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coal Kiln Crossing is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Kiln Crossing
- Locust Mount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mappsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mappsburg is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mappsburg
- Middlesex
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Middlesex is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Pennyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pennyville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyville
- Red Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Savage Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Savage Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Town
- Shields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shields is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
How Far From Painter 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 town such as Painter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Painter and extending to:
- Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Painter to Accomac, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the west (W). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Painter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Painter could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Painter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Painter 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 Painter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5868, Longitude: -75.7843 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.245 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.504 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.708 degrees. |
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