Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rhodes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rhodes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rhodes
- 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 Rhodes:
- 36.766261, -76.791625
- 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 Rhodes
- 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 Isle of Wight County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Isle of Wight County
- Since Rhodes is near Southampton County and also Suffolk City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Southampton County
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rhodes ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Rhodes.
Within Virginia, the name Rhodes is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rhodes [Anderson County].
- Dickinson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Dickinson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Rhodes.
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Rhodes lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rhodes that is located in Isle of Wight County.
- Michigan
- Gladwin County
- This Rhodes is located in Gladwin County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rhodes that is located in Isle of Wight County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gladwin County community of Rhodes.
- Montcalm County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Rhodes [Montcalm County].
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Bertie County
- This Rhodes is located in Bertie County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rhodes that is located in Isle of Wight County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Rhodes.
- Cumberland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Rhodes [Cumberland County].
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Rhodes lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rhodes that is located in Isle of Wight County.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rhodes ...
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.
- Box Elder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Doles Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Dwight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Franklin City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Holland Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
- Holland Heights is located in Suffolk City
- Kings Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Fork
- Kings Fork is located in Suffolk City
- Kings Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Kings Point is located in Suffolk City
- Lees Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Lutersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutersville
- Lutersville is located in Suffolk City
- Maple Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Providence Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Church have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Church
- Providence Church is located in Suffolk City
- Seacock Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seacock Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacock Corner
- Seacock Corner is located in Southampton County
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
How Far From Rhodes to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rhodes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rhodes and extending to:
- Isle of Wight, which is the Seat of Isle of Wight County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rhodes to Isle of Wight, with an average speed<6> 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 64 miles [103 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,553 miles [7,327.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rhodes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Isle of Wight County: www.co.isle-of-wight.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Rhodes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rhodes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7663, Longitude: -76.7916 In this case, the coordinates for Rhodes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rhodes 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 county. 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rhodes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Rhodes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.865 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.085 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.413 degrees. |