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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 Rasawek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rasawek 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 Rasawek:
- 37.750977, -78.169723
- 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 Rasawek
- 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 Fluvanna County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fluvanna County
- Since Rasawek is near Cumberland County and also Goochland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland 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 Rasawek
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rasawek ...
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.
- Cartersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chimney Springs is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Dixie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Elk Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Hill is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Hill
- Fork Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Georges Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Georges Tavern is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Tavern
- Hunters Trail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hunters Trail is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
- Stage Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stage Junction is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Junction
How Far From Rasawek 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 Rasawek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Rasawek once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Rasawek and extending to:
- Palmyra, which is the Seat of Fluvanna County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rasawek to Palmyra, 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 100 miles [160.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,575 miles [7,362.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rasawek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Rasawek) 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 Rasawek 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 Rasawek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7510, Longitude: -78.1697 In this case, the coordinates for Rasawek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.616 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.09 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.61 degrees. |
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