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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 Pickadat Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pickadat Corner 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 Pickadat Corner:
- 37.285427, -77.411372
- 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 Pickadat Corner
- 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Pickadat Corner is near Colonial Heights City and also Petersburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colonial Heights City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Petersburg City
- 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 Pickadat Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pickadat Corner ...
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.
- Cedar Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Level is located in Hopewell City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Level
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- College Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- College Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Dutch Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dutch Gap is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Gap
- Field Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Field Crossing is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
- Friend ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friend is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
- Gay Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gay Farms is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Farms
- Grant Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Grove Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grove Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Place
- Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heights is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heights
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Colonial Heights City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mistwood Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mistwood Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistwood Forest
- Pine Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Gardens is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gardens
- Pocahontas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pocahontas is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Rabbit Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbit Run is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
- River View Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- River View Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
- Robertson Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Place
- Sandy Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Trojan Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trojan Woods is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Woods
- Walnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Colonial Heights City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Pickadat Corner 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 Pickadat Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pickadat Corner and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Pickadat Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pickadat Corner) 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 Pickadat Corner 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 Pickadat Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2854, Longitude: -77.4114 In this case, the coordinates for Pickadat Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.196 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.542 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.47 degrees. |
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