Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Schuyler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schuyler and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Schuyler
- 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 Schuyler:
- 37.792364, -78.698350
- 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 Schuyler
- 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 Nelson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nelson County
- Since Schuyler is near Albemarle County and also Buckingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- eBird sighting report for Buckingham 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Schuyler ...
We found five communities that share the name Schuyler.
Within Virginia, the name Schuyler is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Lackawanna County
- Although located in Lackawanna County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Schuyler.
- Montour County
- This Schuyler is located in Montour County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Schuyler that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montour County community of Schuyler.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Schuyler ...
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.
- Boiling Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Boiling Spring is located in Albemarle County
- Bungletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bungletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungletown
- Bungletown is located in Albemarle County
- Covesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Gordon Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Crossing
- Gordon Crossing is located in Nelson County
- Howardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Howardsville is located in Albemarle County
- Moses Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moses Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Crossing
- Moses Crossing is located in Nelson County
- Porters
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Red Apple Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Apple Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple Orchard
- Red Apple Orchard is located in Nelson County
- Rockfish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Twin Poplars
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Poplars have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Poplars
- Twin Poplars is located in Nelson County
How Far From Schuyler 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 Schuyler to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Schuyler and extending to:
- Lovingston, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Schuyler to Lovingston, with an average speed<5> 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 117 miles [188.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,015 miles [9,680.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Schuyler. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Schuyler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Schuyler) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Schuyler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7924, Longitude: -78.6984 In this case, the coordinates for Schuyler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Schuyler 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. |
| <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 Schuyler 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 308.924 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.448 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.813 degrees. |