Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rowanta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rowanta and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rowanta

• 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 Rowanta:
  • 37.042557, -77.444265
  • 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 Rowanta

• 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 Dinwiddie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
  • Since Rowanta is near Prince George County and also Sussex 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 Sussex 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 Rowanta

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rowanta ...

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.

• Camelot
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Camelot is located in Petersburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Carson
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
• Derby ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Derby is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Kingwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingwood is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
• Lees Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lees Mill is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
• Reams
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Reams is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reams
• Stony Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <1>
• Stony Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Stony Springs is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Springs
• Virginia Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Virginia Hills is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills

How Far From Rowanta 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 Rowanta to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rowanta and extending to:

• Dinwiddie, which is the Seat of Dinwiddie County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Rowanta 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 about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 130 miles [209.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,571 miles [7,356.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'