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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).

When in Ramblewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ramblewood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ramblewood:
    • 37.192372, -77.409426
    • 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 Ramblewood
  • 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 Ramblewood ...

We found nine communities that share the name Ramblewood.

Within Virginia, the name Ramblewood is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle 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 Delaware community of Ramblewood [New Castle County].
    • Indiana
      • LaGrange County
      • This Ramblewood is located in LaGrange County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<2> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Ramblewood.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • This Ramblewood is located in Baltimore City and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<2> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Ramblewood.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Ramblewood is located in Burlington County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<2> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Ramblewood.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Ramblewood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Ramblewood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Ramblewood is located in Berks County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<2> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Ramblewood.
      • Centre County
      • This Ramblewood is located in Centre County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km] to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Ramblewood.
      • York County
      • This Ramblewood is located in York County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Ramblewood.
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This Ramblewood is located in Washington County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ramblewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ramblewood ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
    • Camelot is located in Petersburg City
  • College Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Chesterfield County
  • Duck Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Woods
    • Duck Woods is located in Prince George County
  • Field Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
    • Field Crossing is located in Petersburg City
  • Grant Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
    • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heights
    • Heights is located in Petersburg City
  • Kingwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
    • Kingwood is located in Prince George County
  • Pine Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gardens
    • Pine Gardens is located in Petersburg City
  • Pocahontas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Pocahontas is located in Petersburg City
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rabbit Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
      • Rabbit Run is located in Chesterfield County
    • River View Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River View Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
      • River View Park is located in Chesterfield County
    • Robertson Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertson Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Place
      • Robertson Place is located in Chesterfield County
    • Trojan Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trojan Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Woods
      • Trojan Woods is located in Chesterfield County
    • Virginia Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
      • Virginia Hills is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Walnut Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
      • Walnut Hill is located in Petersburg City

How Far From Ramblewood 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 Ramblewood to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ramblewood and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Ramblewood to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 119 miles [191.5 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 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,564 miles [7,345 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ramblewood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Ramblewood 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 . 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>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- Ramblewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ramblewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1924, Longitude: -77.4094       In this case, the coordinates for Ramblewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Ramblewood 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 308.199 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.531 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.503 degrees.









 

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