|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Persimmon Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Persimmon Point 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 Persimmon Point:
- 37.845681, -75.544094
- 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 Persimmon Point
- 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
- Since Persimmon Point is near Somerset County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Persimmon Point
Curious and Interesting Names Near Persimmon Point ...
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.
- Bullbegger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bullbegger is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullbegger
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Chase Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chase Crossing is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Crossing
- Clam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clam is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam
- Flag Pond Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flag Pond Landing is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond Landing
- Greta ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greta is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greta
- High Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- High Woods is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
- Horsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Justisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Justisville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mappsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Modest Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mutton Hunk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mutton Hunk is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutton Hunk
- Temperanceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tunnels Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tunnels Mill is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnels Mill
- Winterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winterville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
How Far From Persimmon Point 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 Persimmon Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Persimmon Point and extending to:
- Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Persimmon Point to Accomac, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | 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- Persimmon Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Persimmon Point 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 Persimmon Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8457, Longitude: -75.5441 In this case, the coordinates for Persimmon Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.091 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.368 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.511 degrees. |
|
|