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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 Poulson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poulson 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 Poulson:
- 37.875959, -75.643817
- 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 Poulson
- 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
- Since Poulson is near Somerset County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Poulson
Communities Also Named Poulson ...
We found one communities that are also named Poulson.
Within Virginia, the name Poulson is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Poulson in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Mason County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Poulson [Mason County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poulson ...
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.
- Bullbegger
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bullbegger is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullbegger
- Clam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clam is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam
- Flag Pond Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flag Pond Landing is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond Landing
- Greta ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greta is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greta
- Horsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Justisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Justisville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
- Mappsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Modest Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mutton Hunk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mutton Hunk is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutton Hunk
- Persimmon Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Persimmon Point is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Point
- Shad Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shad Landing is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Landing
- Temperanceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Winterville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
How Far From Poulson 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 Poulson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Poulson and extending to:
- Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Poulson to Accomac, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Poulson 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Poulson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Poulson 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 Poulson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8760, Longitude: -75.6438 In this case, the coordinates for Poulson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.146 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.435 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.539 degrees. |
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