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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 Richardsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richardsville 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 Richardsville:
- 38.400128, -77.728880
- 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 Richardsville
- 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 Culpeper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
- Since Richardsville is near Orange County and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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 Richardsville
Communities Also Named Richardsville ...
We found five communities that are also named Richardsville.
Within Virginia, the name Richardsville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Warren County
- This Richardsville is located in Warren County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the west of the Richardsville that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Richardsville.
- New Brunswick
- This Richardsville lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Richardsville that is located in Culpeper County.
- New York
- Putnam County
- This Richardsville is located in Putnam County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the northeast of the Richardsville that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Richardsville.
- Oklahoma
- McIntosh County
- This Richardsville is located in McIntosh County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km]<1> to the west of the Richardsville that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Richardsville.
- Pennsylvania
- Jefferson County
- This Richardsville is located in Jefferson County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Richardsville that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Richardsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Richardsville ...
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.
- Flat Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Run
- Golden Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Golden Hills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
- Goldvein
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Kellys Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Kings Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Grant is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Mount Holly
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Holly is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Silver Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Sumerduck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilderness
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Wilderness Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilderness Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Corner
How Far From Richardsville 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 Richardsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Richardsville and extending to:
- Culpeper, which is the Seat of Culpeper County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Richardsville to Culpeper, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,530 miles [7,290.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Richardsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Richardsville 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 Richardsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4001, Longitude: -77.7289 In this case, the coordinates for Richardsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.326 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.859 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.192 degrees. |
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