Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Sigma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sigma and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sigma
- 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 Sigma:
- 36.731817, -75.986041
- 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 Sigma
- 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 Sigma ...
We found four communities that share the name Sigma.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Sigma.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Michigan
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sigma ...
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.
- Dam Neck Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dam Neck Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dam Neck Corner
- Dam Neck Corner is located in Virginia Beach City
- Green Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Hill Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Landing
- Hill Landing is located in Virginia Beach City
- Hills Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
- Hills Corner is located in Virginia Beach City
- Kings Arm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Lake View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Landtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Magic Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic Hollow
- Magic Hollow is located in Virginia Beach City
- Sandbridge Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandbridge Beach
- Sandbridge Beach is located in Virginia Beach City
- Ships Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ships Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ships Corner
- Ships Corner is located in Virginia Beach City
- Woodhouse Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodhouse Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhouse Corner
- Woodhouse Corner is located in Virginia Beach City
How Far From Sigma 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 Sigma to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sigma and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sigma to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sigma. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sigma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sigma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7318, Longitude: -75.9860 In this case, the coordinates for Sigma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Sigma 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Sigma to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.41 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.561 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.112 degrees. |