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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 Panier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Panier 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 Panier:
    • 38.180967, -77.763603
    • 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 Panier
  • 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 Spotsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
    • Since Panier is near Orange County and also Louisa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa 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 Panier

Curious and Interesting Names Near Panier ...

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.

  • Childs Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
  • Dan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dan is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan
  • Gold Dale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gold Dale is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Dale
  • Granite Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Granite Springs is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
  • Jones
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jones is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Lanes Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lanes Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
  • Margo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
  • Mine Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mine Run is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Run
  • Olivers Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Olivers Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Corner
  • Penneys Crossroad
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Penneys Crossroad is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penneys Crossroad
  • Porters
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Porters is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
  • Post Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Prince Dominion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Prince Dominion is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Dominion
    • Shady Grove Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Shady Grove Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Corner
    • Todds Tavern
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
    • White Owl Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • White Owl Landing is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Owl Landing

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

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

  • Spotsylvania, which is the Seat of Spotsylvania County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Panier to Spotsylvania, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Panier) 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 Panier 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 Panier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1810, Longitude: -77.7636       In this case, the coordinates for Panier have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.358 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.862 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.287 degrees.