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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 Rich Neck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rich Neck 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 Rich Neck:
- 37.975217, -76.660427
- 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 Rich Neck
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Rich Neck is near Westmoreland County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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 Rich Neck
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rich Neck ...
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.
- Acorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Acorn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Bull Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bull Neck is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Neck
- Grays Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grays Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Hogans Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hogans Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogans Hill
- Hyacinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hyacinth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyacinth
- Indian Field
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Field is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
- Slash
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Slash is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slash
- Threeway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Threeway is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threeway
- Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Village is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
How Far From Rich Neck 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 Rich Neck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rich Neck and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Rich Neck to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,499 miles [7,240.4 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- Rich Neck) 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 Rich Neck 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 Rich Neck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9752, Longitude: -76.6604 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.726 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.111 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.911 degrees. |
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