Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Pocahontas Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pocahontas Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pocahontas Village
- 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 Pocahontas Village:
- 36.838966, -76.142253
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pocahontas Village
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pocahontas Village ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Chinese Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinese Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Corner
- Chinese Corner is located in Virginia Beach City
- Eastern Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Park
- Eastern Park is located in Virginia Beach City
- Elizabeth River Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth River Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth River Shores
- Elizabeth River Shores is located in Virginia Beach City
- Euclid
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Fair Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Meadows
- Fair Meadows is located in Virginia Beach City
- Gallops Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallops Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallops Corner
- Gallops Corner is located in Virginia Beach City
- Green Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Greenwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Haven Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Heights
- Haven Heights is located in Virginia Beach City
- Homestead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Kings Arm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kings Grant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Kings Grant is located in Virginia Beach City
- Lakeview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Lakeview Park is located in Virginia Beach City
- Lakeview Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Shores
- Lakeview Shores is located in Virginia Beach City
- Larkspur
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Lynn Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Shores
- Lynn Shores is located in Virginia Beach City
- Malibu
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - New Light
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Pecan Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Gardens
- Pecan Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City
- Pleasant Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Pleasant Point is located in Norfolk City
- Reedtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Robbins Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Corner
- Robbins Corner is located in Virginia Beach City
- Kings Grant
How Far From Pocahontas Village 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 Pocahontas Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pocahontas Village and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Pocahontas Village 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pocahontas Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Pocahontas Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pocahontas Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8390, Longitude: -76.1423 |
| <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 Pocahontas Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.493 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.672 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.133 degrees. |