Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ponderosa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ponderosa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ponderosa
- 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 Ponderosa:
- 36.559031, -78.417220
- 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 Ponderosa
- 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Since Ponderosa is near Vance County and also Granville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vance County
- eBird sighting report for Granville 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ponderosa ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Ponderosa.
Within Virginia, the name Ponderosa is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Fayette County
- This Ponderosa is located in Fayette County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ponderosa that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Ponderosa.
- Fulton County
- This Ponderosa is located in Fulton County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the west southwest of the Ponderosa that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Ponderosa.
- Toombs County
- This Ponderosa is located in Toombs County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km] to the southwest of the Ponderosa that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Toombs County community of Ponderosa.
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- This Ponderosa is located in Bernalillo County and lies 1,560 miles [2,510.6 km]<1> to the west of the Ponderosa that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Ponderosa.
- Sandoval County
- This Ponderosa is located in Sandoval County and lies 1,571 miles [2,528.3 km] to the west of the Ponderosa that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Ponderosa.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ponderosa [Cumberland County].
- Wake County
- Although located in Wake County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Ponderosa.
- Wilson County
- This Ponderosa is located in Wilson County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ponderosa that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Ponderosa.
- North Dakota
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Ponderosa is located in Charleston County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ponderosa that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Ponderosa.
- Florence County
- This Ponderosa is located in Florence County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the south southwest of the Ponderosa that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Ponderosa.
- Greenville County
- This Ponderosa is located in Greenville County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km] to the west southwest of the Ponderosa that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Ponderosa.
- Tennessee
- Roane County
- This Ponderosa is located in Roane County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the west of the Ponderosa that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Ponderosa.
- Rutherford County
- This Ponderosa is located in Rutherford County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km] to the west of the Ponderosa that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Ponderosa.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ponderosa ...
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.
- Antlers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Blanks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Bullock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Bullock is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullock <4>
- Bullocksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullocksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocksville
- Bullocksville is located in Vance County (NC)
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
- Elamtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Fields Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
- Fields Ferry is located in Mecklenburg County
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Mecklenburg County
- Perfect Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perfect Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfect Point
- Perfect Point is located in Mecklenburg County
- Presbyterian Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presbyterian Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Point
- Presbyterian Point is located in Mecklenburg County
- Roberts Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ferry
- Roberts Ferry is located in Mecklenburg County
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Townsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsville
- Townsville is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsville <4>
- Tungsten
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Ponderosa 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 Ponderosa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ponderosa and extending to:
- Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies just to the North.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Ponderosa to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 178 miles [286.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,634 miles [7,457.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ponderosa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ponderosa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ponderosa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5590, Longitude: -78.4172 In this case, the coordinates for Ponderosa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ponderosa could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ponderosa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.804 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.126 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.126 degrees. |