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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 The Row, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Row 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 The Row:
- 37.259315, -76.966910
- 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 The Row
- 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 Charles City County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles City County
- Since The Row is near Prince George County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry 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 The Row
Communities Also Named The Row ...
We found one communities that are also named The Row.
Within Virginia, the name The Row is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named The Row in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Delaware County
- This The Row is located in Delaware County and lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the west of the The Row that is located in Charles City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of The Row.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Row ...
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.
- Brickyard Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brickyard Landing is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Landing
- Burrowsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Charles City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chickahominy Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chickahominy Haven is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickahominy Haven
- Chickahominy Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chickahominy Shores is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickahominy Shores
- Claybank Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Claybank Landing is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank Landing
- Dunnmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dunnmore is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnmore
- Fieldcrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fieldcrest is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
- First Colony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- First Colony is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
- Greenway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Heritage Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Heritage Landing is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Landing
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lone Oak Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak Mill is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Mill
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rustic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rustic is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
- Spring Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Sunken Meadow Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunken Meadow Beach is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunken Meadow Beach
- Willow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willow Hill is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
How Far From The Row 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 The Row to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Row and extending to:
- Charles City, which is the Seat of Charles City County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from The Row to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,661 miles [10,719.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 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- The Row) 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 The Row 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 The Row. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2593, Longitude: -76.9669 In this case, the coordinates for The Row have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.941 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.247 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.302 degrees. |
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