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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 Rodophil, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rodophil 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 Rodophil:
- 37.368303, -78.156743
- 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 Rodophil
- 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 Amelia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amelia County
- Since Rodophil is near Cumberland County and also Prince Edward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince Edward 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 Rodophil
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rodophil ...
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.
- Cotton Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Felixville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Felixville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felixville
- Five Forks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Gills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gills is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
- Haw Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haw Branch is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Branch
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jennings Ordinary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jennings Ordinary is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ordinary
- Jetersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Paineville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Side
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Tobaccoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tobaccoville is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
How Far From Rodophil 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 Rodophil to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rodophil and extending to:
- Amelia Court House, which is the Seat of Amelia County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rodophil to Amelia Court House, with an average speed<3> 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 41 miles [66 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,011 miles [9,673.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,590 miles [7,386.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Rodophil) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rodophil 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 Rodophil. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3683, Longitude: -78.1567 In this case, the coordinates for Rodophil have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.624 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.042 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.741 degrees. |
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