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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 Tabb, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tabb 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 Tabb:
    • 37.123201, -76.457449
    • 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 Tabb
  • 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Since Tabb is near Newport News City and also Hampton City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newport News City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Tabb

Communities Also Named Tabb ...

We found one communities that are also named Tabb.

Within Virginia, the name Tabb is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • West Virginia
      • Berkeley County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Tabb [Berkeley County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tabb ...

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.

  • College Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • College Park is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Dare
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dare is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
  • Deep Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Deep Creek is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
  • Deer Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Deer Park is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Evergreen Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen Shores is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
  • Harpersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Harpersville is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
  • Heritage Hamlet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Heritage Hamlet is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hamlet
  • Holly Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Holly Hills is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Ivy Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ivy Farms is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Farms
  • Kentucky Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kentucky Farms is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Farms
  • Mammoth Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mammoth Oak is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Oak
  • Maple Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Maple Grove is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Maxwell Garden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Maxwell Garden is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Garden
    • Nicewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Nicewood is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicewood
    • Oyster Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oyster Point is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
    • Poor Farm
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Poor Farm is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm
    • Red Hill Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
    • Willow Green
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willow Green is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tabb and extending to:

  • Yorktown, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Tabb 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Tabb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tabb) 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 Tabb 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 Tabb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1232, Longitude: -76.4574       In this case, the coordinates for Tabb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.657 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.902 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.15 degrees.