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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 Pelham Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pelham Manor 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 Pelham Manor:
- 38.498736, -78.036942
- 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 Pelham Manor
- 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 Culpeper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
- Since Pelham Manor is near Madison County and also Rappahannock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rappahannock 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 Pelham Manor
Communities Also Named Pelham Manor ...
We found one communities that are also named Pelham Manor.
Within Virginia, the name Pelham Manor is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Pelham Manor in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Pelham Manor is located in Westchester County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pelham Manor that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Pelham Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pelham Manor ...
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.
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Braggs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Braggs Corner is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs Corner
- Cedarbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedarbrook is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Eggbornsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Friendship Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Friendship Heights is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Greens Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greens Corner is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
- Griffinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Leon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows of Culpeper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadows of Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows of Culpeper
- Norman
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Surprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Surprise is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
How Far From Pelham Manor 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 Pelham Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pelham Manor and extending to:
- Culpeper, which is the Seat of Culpeper County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Pelham Manor to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,539 miles [7,304.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pelham Manor) 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 Pelham Manor 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 Pelham Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4987, Longitude: -78.0369 In this case, the coordinates for Pelham Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.502 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.075 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.284 degrees. |
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