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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 Rapidan Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rapidan Woods 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 Rapidan Woods:
- 37.690422, -77.433038
- 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 Rapidan Woods
- 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
- Since Rapidan Woods is near Henrico County and also Richmond City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Rapidan Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rapidan Woods ...
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.
- Ashcake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ashcake is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
- French Hay
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- French Hay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hay
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Heaths Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Heaths Store is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaths Store
- Kings Charter
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kings Charter is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
- Kingswood Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kingswood Court is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Court
- Lewistown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Longdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Mimosa Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mimosa Hills is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Hills
- Patrick Henry Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Poindexters
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Poindexters is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexters
- Quail Walk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Randolph Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph Ridge is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Ridge
- Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Rapidan Woods 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 Rapidan Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rapidan Woods and extending to:
- Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Rapidan Woods to Richmond, with an average speed<2> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rapidan Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rapidan Woods 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 Rapidan Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6904, Longitude: -77.4330 In this case, the coordinates for Rapidan Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.189 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.595 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.331 degrees. |
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