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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 Rodden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rodden 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 Rodden:
- 36.832125, -79.078736
- 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 Rodden
- 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Since Rodden is near Pittsylvania County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Rodden
Communities Also Named Rodden ...
We found one communities that are also named Rodden.
Within Virginia, the name Rodden is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Rodden in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Jo Daviess County
- This Rodden is located in Jo Daviess County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rodden that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jo Daviess County community of Rodden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rodden ...
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.
- Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Elkhorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Henrys Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- High Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- High Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rock
- Jones
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lucks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meadville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Millstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millstone is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Mountain Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Road is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Road
- Pickaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pickaway is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickaway
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Plato
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plato is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Riceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sign Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Youngers Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Youngers Store is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngers Store
How Far From Rodden 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 Rodden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rodden and extending to:
- Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rodden to Halifax, with an average speed<2> 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 180 miles [289.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,653 miles [7,488.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rodden) 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 Rodden 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 Rodden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8321, Longitude: -79.0787 In this case, the coordinates for Rodden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.178 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.595 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.297 degrees. |
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