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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 Scotland Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scotland Landing 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 Scotland Landing:
- 37.688753, -76.967190
- 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 Scotland Landing
- 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 King William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King William County
- Since Scotland Landing is near King and Queen County and also New Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent 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 Scotland Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scotland Landing ...
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.
- Courthouse Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Courthouse Landing is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Landing
- Crouch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Daisy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Gordon Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gordon Landing is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Landing
- Horse Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Horse Landing is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
- King William
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- King and Queen Court House
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lanesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Locust Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Log Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Log Landing is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Landing
- Stevensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stevensville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
How Far From Scotland Landing 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 Scotland Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Scotland Landing and extending to:
- King William, which is the Seat of King William County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Scotland Landing to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km] to the north (N). 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 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Scotland Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Scotland Landing 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 Scotland Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6888, Longitude: -76.9672 In this case, the coordinates for Scotland Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.919 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.287 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.143 degrees. |
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