Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Saunders, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saunders and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saunders
- 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 Saunders:
- 36.640151, -76.575506
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Saunders
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Saunders ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Saunders.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Saunders.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Ness County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Ness County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ness County community of Saunders.
- Rush County
- This community is historic and although located in Rush County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Saunders.
- Stanton County
- This Saunders is located in Stanton County and lies 1,400 miles [2,253.1 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanton County community of Saunders.
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Iron County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Saunders [Iron County].
- Kalkaska County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Saunders [Kalkaska County].
- Manistee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Saunders [Manistee County].
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Cabarrus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Saunders [Cabarrus County].
- Hoke County
- This Saunders is located in Hoke County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hoke County community of Saunders.
- North Dakota
- Texas
- Travis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Saunders [Travis County].
- Trinity County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Saunders [Trinity County].
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saunders ...
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.
- Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Holland Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
- Holland Heights is located in Suffolk City
- Lakeview Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lakeview Heights is located in Suffolk City
- Leesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Lloyd Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Place
- Lloyd Place is located in Suffolk City
- Lutersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutersville
- Lutersville is located in Suffolk City
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Maple Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Orlando
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Pierce Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Park
- Pierce Park is located in Suffolk City
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Willowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Suffolk City
How Far From Saunders to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Saunders to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saunders and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Saunders to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,548 miles [7,319.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saunders. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Saunders 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 . 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saunders) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saunders. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6402, Longitude: -76.5755 In this case, the coordinates for Saunders have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saunders, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Saunders to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.748 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.933 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.375 degrees. |