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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 Russell Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Russell Corner 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 Russell Corner:
- 36.777920, -78.249997
- 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 Russell Corner
- 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Since Russell Corner is near Lunenburg County and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lunenburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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 Russell Corner
Communities Also Named Russell Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Russell Corner.
Within Virginia, the name Russell Corner is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Oldham County
- This Russell Corner is located in Oldham County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Russell Corner that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oldham County community of Russell Corner.
- Maine
- Penobscot County
- This Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Russell Corner that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Russell Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Russell Corner ...
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.
- Baskerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
- Busy Bee Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Busy Bee Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Bee Corner
- Dockery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dockery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Gary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gary is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Gills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gills is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
- Gordon Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
- Gregory Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gregory Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Corner
- Muck Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Muck Cross is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck Cross
- Opie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Pettys Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pettys Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Corner
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Union Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Whittles Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whittles Mill is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles Mill
How Far From Russell Corner 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 Russell Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Russell Corner and extending to:
- Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Russell Corner to Boydton, 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 69 miles [111 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,040 miles [9,720.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,618 miles [7,432 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Russell Corner) 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 Russell Corner 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 Russell Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7779, Longitude: -78.2500 In this case, the coordinates for Russell Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.70 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.04 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.984 degrees. |
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