Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stokes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stokes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stokes
- 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 Stokes:
- 37.654869, -78.044722
- 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 Stokes
- 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 Goochland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Goochland County
- Since Stokes is near Cumberland County and also Powhatan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- eBird sighting report for Powhatan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Stokes ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Stokes.
Within Virginia, the name Stokes is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Conecuh County
- This Stokes is located in Conecuh County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stokes that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Stokes.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Stokes is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km] to the west southwest of the Stokes that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Stokes.
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Coahoma County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Stokes [Coahoma County].
- Madison County
- This Stokes is located in Madison County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stokes that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Stokes.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Caswell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Stokes [Caswell County].
- Pitt County
- This Stokes is located in Pitt County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Stokes that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Stokes.
- Wilkes County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Stokes [Wilkes County].
- Ohio
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Stokes [Berkeley County].
- Clarendon County
- This Stokes is located in Clarendon County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stokes that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of Stokes.
- Colleton County
- This Stokes is located in Colleton County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the south southwest of the Stokes that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Stokes.
- Hampton County
- This Stokes is located in Hampton County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km] to the south southwest of the Stokes that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton County community of Stokes.
- Tennessee
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stokes ...
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.
- Bush Park ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Cartersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartersville <5>
- Elk Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Georges Tavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Tavern
- Georges Tavern is located in Goochland County
- Hatchers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Hunters Trail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
- Hunters Trail is located in Goochland County
- James River Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James River Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Landing
- James River Landing is located in Goochland County
- Three Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Square
- Three Square is located in Goochland County
How Far From Stokes 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 Stokes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Stokes once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Stokes and extending to:
- Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Stokes to Richmond, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,574 miles [7,361.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Goochland County: www.co.goochland.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stokes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stokes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6549, Longitude: -78.0447 In this case, the coordinates for Stokes 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 Stokes 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 county. 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stokes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Stokes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.547 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.997 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.593 degrees. |