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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 Plum Tree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plum Tree 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 Plum Tree:
    • 38.012639, -77.771936
    • 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 Plum Tree
  • 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 Louisa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
    • Since Plum Tree is near Spotsylvania County and also Hanover County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania 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 Plum Tree

Communities Also Named Plum Tree ...

We found one communities that are also named Plum Tree.

Within Virginia, the name Plum Tree is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Plum Tree in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Huntington County
      • This Plum Tree is located in Huntington County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Plum Tree that is located in Louisa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntington County community of Plum Tree.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plum Tree ...

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.

  • Beaverdam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bumpass
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bumpass is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
    • Bumpass has also been known as:
    • Bumpas
    • Bumpass Junction
    • Bumpass Station
    • Bumpass Turnout
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <2>
  • Childs Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
  • Chilesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Chilesburg is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
  • Cuckoo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
  • Harris ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Harris is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Longcreek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Longcreek is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
  • Mineral
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Penneys Crossroad
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Penneys Crossroad is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penneys Crossroad
  • Prince Dominion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Prince Dominion is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Dominion
  • Threemile Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Threemile Corner is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Corner
  • White Owl Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • White Owl Landing is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Owl Landing

How Far From Plum Tree 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 Plum Tree to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Louisa, which is the Seat of Louisa County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Plum Tree to Louisa, 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Plum Tree) 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 Plum Tree 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 Plum Tree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0126, Longitude: -77.7719       In this case, the coordinates for Plum Tree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.371 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.851 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.352 degrees.