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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 Perrowville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perrowville 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 Perrowville:
- 37.417641, -79.350585
- 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 Perrowville
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Perrowville is near Lynchburg City and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Perrowville
Communities Also Named Perrowville ...
We found one communities that are also named Perrowville.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Perrowville.
Beyond Virginia.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Fauquier County
- This Perrowville is located in Fauquier County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Perrowville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Perrowville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Perrowville ...
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.
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Coffee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coffee is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
- Eagles Eyrie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagles Eyrie is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Eyrie
- Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Dale is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Forest Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Goode
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Keystone Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keystone Forest is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Forest
- Landmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Landmark is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Maple Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Meadow Wood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Wood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Otterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Otterville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Panorama Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Panorama Hills is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
- Poplar Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Forest is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forest
- Rainbow Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow Forest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Forest
- Sleepy Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Three Fountains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Three Fountains is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Fountains
How Far From Perrowville 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 Perrowville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Perrowville and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Perrowville 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 161 miles [259.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,641 miles [7,469 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Perrowville) 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 Perrowville 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 Perrowville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4176, Longitude: -79.3506 In this case, the coordinates for Perrowville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.32 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.844 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.21 degrees. |
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