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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 Reynard Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reynard 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 Reynard Woods:
- 38.103470, -78.551125
- 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 Reynard 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- Since Reynard Woods is near Charlottesville City and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlottesville City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Reynard Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reynard 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.
- Barracks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Branchland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Branchland is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchland
- Chapel Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
- Clover Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Fairgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairgrove is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Four Seasons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Four Seasons is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Free Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hydraulic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
- Ivy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ivy Farms is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Farms
- Ivy Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Oaks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Oaks
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ivy Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy Ridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
- Liberty Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Little Clover Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Clover Hill
- Mallard Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mallard Lake is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lake
- Queen Charlotte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Queen Charlotte is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Charlotte
- Raintree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Raintree is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Squire Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Squire Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire Hill
- University Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Whispering Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Reynard 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 Reynard Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Reynard Woods and extending to:
- Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Reynard Woods 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,996 miles [9,649.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,578 miles [7,367.6 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reynard Woods) 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 Reynard 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 Reynard Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1035, Longitude: -78.5511 In this case, the coordinates for Reynard Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.825 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.382 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.642 degrees. |
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