Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sissons Corner:
  • 37.937353, -76.445507
  • 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 Sissons Corner

• 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
  • Since Sissons Corner is near Richmond County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Sissons Corner

Communities Also Named Sissons Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Sissons Corner.

Within Virginia, the name Sissons Corner is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Sissons Corner in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Massachusetts
    • Bristol County
    • This Sissons Corner is located in Bristol County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sissons Corner that is located in Northumberland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Sissons Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sissons Corner ...

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.

• Bundick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bundick is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
• Claraville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Claraville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claraville
• Edwardsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Edwardsville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Heathsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Heathsville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heathsville <2>
• Horse Head
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Horse Head is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Head
• Howland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Howland is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
• Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
• Rainswood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
• Walnut Point ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Point is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Point
• Williams Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Williams Corner is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sissons Corner and extending to:

• Heathsville, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Sissons Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 73 miles [117.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,491 miles [7,227.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'