Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Skippers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Skippers and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Skippers
- 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 Skippers:
- 36.611929, -77.547118
- 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 Skippers
- 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 Greensville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greensville County
- Since Skippers is near Northampton County and also Emporia City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- eBird sighting report for Emporia City
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Skippers ...
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.
- Brewers Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Crossroads
- Brewers Crossroads is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Brink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Green Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plain
- Green Plain is located in Greensville County
- Greenwood Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Greenwood Park is located in Greensville County
- Harris Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
- Harris Crossroads is located in Brunswick County
- James River Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Junction
- James River Junction is located in Greensville County
- Kingsberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsberry
- Kingsberry is located in Greensville County
- Lanes Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
- Lanes Corner is located in Greensville County
- Lincoln Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Greensville County
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- Mitchells Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchells Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Mill
- Mitchells Mill is located in Greensville County
- Moonlight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Paris Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Store
- Paris Store is located in Greensville County
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <2>
- Slates Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slates Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Corner
- Slates Corner is located in Greensville County
- Walnut Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Heights
- Walnut Heights is located in Greensville County
- Mitchells Mill
How Far From Skippers 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 Skippers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Skippers and extending to:
- Emporia, which is the Seat of Greensville County, lies just to the North.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 64 miles [103 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Skippers to Richmond, with an average speed<4> 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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,017 miles [9,683.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,593 miles [7,391.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Skippers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Greensville County: www.greensvillecountyva.gov/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Skippers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Skippers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6119, Longitude: -77.5471 |
| <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 Skippers 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 308.303 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.562 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.764 degrees. |