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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 Stanardsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stanardsville 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 Stanardsville:
- 38.298549, -78.437202
- 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 Stanardsville
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Stanardsville is near Madison County and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Stanardsville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stanardsville ...
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.
- Camelot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Camelot is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chestnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Davis Shop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Shop is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Shop
- Dawsons Shop ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dawsons Shop is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsons Shop
- Dawsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Graves Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kinderhook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Lydia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lydia is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Mill Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mill Run is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Pratts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sandy Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Swift Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Williams Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Fork is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Fork
- Wolftown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Stanardsville 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 town such as Stanardsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stanardsville and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Stanardsville to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,565 miles [7,346.7 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stanardsville) 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 Stanardsville 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 Stanardsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2985, Longitude: -78.4372 In this case, the coordinates for Stanardsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.749 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.325 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.524 degrees. |
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