Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Saint Joy:
  • 37.538756, -78.646954
  • 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 Saint Joy

• 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 Buckingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buckingham County
  • Since Saint Joy is near Nelson County and also Appomattox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Appomattox 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 Saint Joy

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Joy ...

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.

• Alpha
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Alpha is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Buffalo Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
• Chestnut Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Five Forks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Five Forks is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Fore Store
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fore Store is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fore Store
• Four Forks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Four Forks is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
• Grays Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Grays Corner is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
• Greenway
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Greenway is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
• Hurtsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
• Sliders
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sliders is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliders
• Toga
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Toga is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
• Woods Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Woods Corner is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Saint Joy and extending to:

• Buckingham, which is the Seat of Buckingham County, lies just to the East.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Joy to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 km] to the northeast (NE). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,605 miles [7,411 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'