Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Pungo Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pungo Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pungo Ferry
- 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 Pungo Ferry:
- 36.615430, -76.046319
- 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 Pungo Ferry
- 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 Pungo Ferry ...
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.
- False Cape Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for False Cape Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False Cape Landing
- False Cape Landing is located in Virginia Beach City
- Greentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Hill Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Landing
- Hill Landing is located in Virginia Beach City
- Hills Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
- Hills Corner is located in Virginia Beach City
- Knotts Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knotts Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Island
- Knotts Island is located in Currituck County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knotts Island <2>
- Long Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Long Ridge is located in Chesapeake City
- Morse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Chesapeake City
- Panther Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panther Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Landing
- Panther Landing is located in Currituck County (NC)
- Public Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Public Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Landing
- Public Landing is located in Virginia Beach City
- Vine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Pungo Ferry 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 Pungo Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pungo Ferry and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Pungo Ferry to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,525 miles [7,282.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pungo Ferry. 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> | 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pungo Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pungo Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6154, Longitude: -76.0463 In this case, the coordinates for Pungo Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Pungo Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.451 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.589 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.179 degrees. |