Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Robley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Robley
- 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 Robley:
- 37.846803, -76.580232
- 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 Robley
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Robley is near Lancaster County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Robley ...
We found one communities that share the name Robley.
Within Virginia, the name Robley is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Robley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Robley ...
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.
- Bridgetown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Bridgetown is located in Lancaster County
- Chestnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Fairplay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Northumberland County
- Griffins Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Heathsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Heathsville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heathsville <3>
- Howland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Lively
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lively have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
- Lively is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lively <3>
- Moon Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moon Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Corner
- Moon Corner is located in Richmond County
- Mulch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Nuttsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nuttsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttsville
- Nuttsville is located in Lancaster County
- Pierces Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierces Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Corner
- Pierces Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rainswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Tidewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Williams Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner
- Williams Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Rainswood
How Far From Robley 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 Robley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Robley and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Robley to Warsaw, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 76 miles [122.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,501 miles [7,243.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Robley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Richmond County: www.co.richmond.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Robley 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Robley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Robley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8468, Longitude: -76.5802 In this case, the coordinates for Robley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Robley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.687 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.047 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.927 degrees. |