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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 Readus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Readus 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 Readus:
- 38.855946, -78.590846
- 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 Readus
- 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 Shenandoah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shenandoah County
- Since Readus is near Hardy County and also Page County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardy County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Page 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 Readus
Curious and Interesting Names Near Readus ...
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.
- Calvary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Edinburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harmony is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Jerome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Kings Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Crossing is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
- Red Banks ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Red Banks is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Rockland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Willow Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Readus 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 Readus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Readus and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of Shenandoah County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Readus to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east (E). 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 5,965 miles [9,599.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 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 '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- Readus) 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 Readus 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 Readus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8559, Longitude: -78.5908 In this case, the coordinates for Readus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.813 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.483 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.387 degrees. |
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