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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 Perkinsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perkinsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Perkinsville:
    • 37.744590, -77.823327
    • 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 Perkinsville
  • 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 Goochland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
    • Since Perkinsville is near Louisa County and also Hanover County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover 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 Perkinsville

Communities Also Named Perkinsville ...

We found nine communities that are also named Perkinsville.

Within Virginia, the name Perkinsville is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Perkinsville lies 3,829 miles [6,162.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Perkinsville that is located in Goochland County.
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,911 miles [3,075.5 km]<1> to the west of the Perkinsville that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Perkinsville.
    • Indiana
      • Madison County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Madison County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Perkinsville that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Perkinsville.
    • Mississippi
      • Winston County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Perkinsville [Winston County].
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Steuben County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the north of the Perkinsville that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Perkinsville.
    • North Carolina
      • Burke County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Burke County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Perkinsville that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Perkinsville.
      • Watauga County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Watauga County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the west southwest of the Perkinsville that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Perkinsville.
    • Vermont
      • Washington County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Washington County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Perkinsville that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Perkinsville.
      • Windsor County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Windsor County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km] to the north northeast of the Perkinsville that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Perkinsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Perkinsville ...

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.

  • Fox Downs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Downs is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Downs
  • Gum Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Holly Grove is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
  • Horsepen Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Horsepen Hills is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen Hills
  • Maidens Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maidens Forest is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens Forest
  • Mayos Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mayos Woods is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayos Woods
  • Oilville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Poplar Forest is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forest
  • Sandy Hook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Smokey Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Smokey Hollow is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Hollow
  • Three Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Three Oaks is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Perkinsville and extending to:

  • Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Perkinsville to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Perkinsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Perkinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Perkinsville 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 Perkinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7446, Longitude: -77.8233       In this case, the coordinates for Perkinsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.414 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.859 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.471 degrees.