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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 Saluda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saluda 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 Saluda:
- 37.606314, -76.595083
- 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 Saluda
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Saluda is near Gloucester County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Saluda
Communities Also Named Saluda ...
We found five communities that are also named Saluda.
Within Virginia, the name Saluda is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Knox County
- This Saluda is located in Knox County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saluda that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Saluda.
- Indiana
- Jefferson County
- This Saluda is located in Jefferson County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saluda that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Saluda.
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Saluda is located in Henderson County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saluda that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Saluda.
- South Carolina
- Lexington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Saluda [Lexington County].
- Saluda County
- This Saluda is located in Saluda County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Saluda that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saluda County community of Saluda.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saluda ...
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.
- Christchurch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Christchurch is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christchurch
- Cooks Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cooks Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Cooper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Cove Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Colony is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Colony
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Locust Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mascot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mascot is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Nohead Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nohead Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nohead Bottom
- Ottoman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Owl Trap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Owl Trap is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Trap
- Piankatank Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piankatank Shores is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piankatank Shores
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pine Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Tree is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
- Queenstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Queenstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Slabtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Topping
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Saluda 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 Saluda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saluda and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Saluda to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,511 miles [7,259.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saluda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Saluda could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Saluda 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 Saluda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6063, Longitude: -76.5951 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.709 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.035 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.024 degrees. |
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