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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 Quinque, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quinque 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 Quinque:
    • 38.250417, -78.398173
    • 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 Quinque
  • 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Quinque is near Chesterfield County and also Albemarle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle 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 Quinque

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quinque ...

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.

  • Airport Acres
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Airport Acres is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
  • Camelot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Camelot is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Chestnut Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Davis Shop
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Davis Shop is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Shop
  • Dawsons Shop ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dawsons Shop is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsons Shop
  • Dawsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Deer Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Run is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Deerwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Deerwood is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Earlysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Foxwood is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Gilbert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gilbert Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gilbert Heights is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Heights
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How Far From Quinque 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 Quinque to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Quinque and extending to:

  • Stanardsville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Quinque 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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,983 miles [9,628.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,565 miles [7,346.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Quinque) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Quinque 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 Quinque. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2504, Longitude: -78.3982    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.728 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.294 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.525 degrees.