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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 Success, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Success 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 Success:
    • 38.997331, -78.150555
    • 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 Success
  • 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 Success ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Success.

Within Virginia, the name Success is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Clay County
      • This Success is located in Clay County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the west of the Success that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Success.
    • Kansas
      • Russell 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 Kansas community of Success [Russell County].
    • Mississippi
      • Harrison County
      • This Success is located in Harrison County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Success that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Success.
      • Jasper 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 Success [Jasper County].
    • Missouri
      • Texas County
      • This Success is located in Texas County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the west of the Success that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Success.
    • Nebraska
      • Seward County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Seward County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seward County community of Success.
    • New Hampshire
      • Coos 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 New Hampshire community of Success [Coos County].
    • Ohio
      • Meigs County
      • This Success is located in Meigs County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the west of the Success that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Success.
    • Oklahoma
      • Craig County
      • This Success is located in Craig County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the west of the Success that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of Success.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Success lies 1,651 miles [2,657 km]<1> to the northwest of the Success that is located in Warren County.
    • South Dakota
      • Clark 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 Dakota community of Success [Clark County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Success ...

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.

  • Cedarville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Warren County
  • Front Royal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Front Royal Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Front Royal Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
    • Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
  • Green Hill Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Forest
    • Green Hill Forest is located in Warren County
  • Greenway Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Court
    • Greenway Court is located in Clarke County
  • Hill and Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill and Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
    • Hill and Dale is located in Warren County
  • Lake Frederick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Frederick
    • Lake Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Reliance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
    • Reliance is located in Warren County
  • River View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • River View is located in Warren County
  • Rockland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Warren County
  • Royal Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
    • Royal Village is located in Warren County
  • Tulip
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulip have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
    • Tulip is located in Frederick County
  • Woodland Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodland Park is located in Warren County

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

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

  • Front Royal, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Success to Richmond, with an average speed<6>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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,525 miles [7,282.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Success. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Warren County: www.warrencountyva.net/

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' (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- Success) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Success. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9973, Longitude: -78.1506       In this case, the coordinates for Success 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Success 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 Success, 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 Success 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 308.544 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.198 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.147 degrees.









 

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