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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 Poolesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poolesville 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 Poolesville:
- 37.092648, -76.724125
- 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 Poolesville
- 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 Surry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
- Since Poolesville is near Isle of Wight County and also Newport News City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Isle of Wight County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newport News 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 Poolesville
Communities Also Named Poolesville ...
We found one communities that are also named Poolesville.
Within Virginia, the name Poolesville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Poolesville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Poolesville is located in Montgomery County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Poolesville that is located in Surry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Poolesville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poolesville ...
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.
- Alliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Berrymans Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berrymans Corner is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrymans Corner
- California Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Comet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Comet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Highgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highgate is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Holly Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Point is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Point
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Magnet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Moonlight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moonlight is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
- Moorings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moorings is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorings
- Pleasant Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Point is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
How Far From Poolesville 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 Poolesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Poolesville and extending to:
- Surry, which is the Seat of Surry County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Poolesville to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 125 miles [201.2 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 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,657 miles [10,713.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,537 miles [7,301.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Poolesville) 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 Poolesville 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 Poolesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0926, Longitude: -76.7241 In this case, the coordinates for Poolesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.811 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.073 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.267 degrees. |
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