Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Savedge:
  • 37.133761, -77.019132
  • 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 Savedge

• 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 Surry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
  • Since Savedge is near Prince George County and also Charles City 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 Charles City 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 Savedge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Savedge ...

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.

• Burrowsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
• Dunnmore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dunnmore is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnmore
• Lazy Oak Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lazy Oak Corner is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Oak Corner
• Lone Oak Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Oak Mill is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Mill
• Moorings
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Moorings is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorings
• Piney Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Piney Grove is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Spring Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Grove is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
• Sunken Meadow Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunken Meadow Beach is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunken Meadow Beach
• Willow Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Willow Hill is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill

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

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

• Surry, which is the Seat of Surry County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Savedge to Surry, 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'