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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 Paulington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paulington 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 Paulington:
- 38.476235, -78.752523
- 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 Paulington
- 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Paulington is near Harrisonburg City and also Page County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrisonburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Page 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 Paulington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paulington ...
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.
- Almond ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Catherine Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catherine Furnace is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Furnace
- Comertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Comertown is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comertown
- Cross Keys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fleeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fleeburg is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeburg
- Green Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Mount is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Grove Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Hill is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Hightown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hightown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Island Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Island Ford is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Ford
- Keezletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mayland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- New Erection
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Erection is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Erection
- Old Furnace ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Furnace is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
- Peach Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- Rocky Bar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rocky Bar is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bar
- Tenth Legion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tenth Legion is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenth Legion
How Far From Paulington 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 Paulington 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<2> community of Paulington once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Paulington and extending to:
- Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Paulington to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Paulington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paulington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Paulington 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 Paulington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4762, Longitude: -78.7525 In this case, the coordinates for Paulington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.927 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.555 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.593 degrees. |
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