Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pates Field, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pates Field and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pates Field
- 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 Pates Field:
- 37.009870, -76.606621
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pates Field
- 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 Isle of Wight County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Isle of Wight County
- Since Pates Field is near Newport News City and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newport News City
- eBird sighting report for Surry 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pates Field ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Newport News City
- College Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Newport News City
- Comet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Deep Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Newport News City
- Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Foursquare
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foursquare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foursquare
- Foursquare is located in Isle of Wight County
- Holly Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Point
- Holly Point is located in Isle of Wight County
- Horseshoe Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Point
- Horseshoe Point is located in Suffolk City
- Isle of Wight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Wight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Wight
- Isle of Wight is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle of Wight <2>
- Ivy Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Longview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Magnet
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mammoth Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mammoth Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Oak
- Mammoth Oak is located in Newport News City
- Maple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Newport News City
- Maxwell Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Garden
- Maxwell Garden is located in Newport News City
- Moonlight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Muddy Cross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muddy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Muddy Cross is located in Isle of Wight County
- Nicewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Oyster Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
- Oyster Point is located in Newport News City
- Rescue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Rollingwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rollingwood is located in Isle of Wight County
- Mammoth Oak
How Far From Pates Field to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pates Field to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Pates Field once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Pates Field and extending to:
- Isle of Wight, which is the Seat of Isle of Wight County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<5> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Pates Field to Richmond, with an average speed<6> 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 132 miles [212.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<7> 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).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Isle of Wight County: www.co.isle-of-wight.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 Pates Field, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pates Field) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pates Field. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0099, Longitude: -76.6066 In this case, the coordinates for Pates Field have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Pates Field to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.748 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.989 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.251 degrees. |