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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 Terrell Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terrell Store and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Terrell Store:
    • 37.923473, -77.659155
    • 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 Terrell Store
  • 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
    • Since Terrell Store is near Louisa County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Terrell Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Terrell Store ...

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.

  • Beaverdam
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bumpass
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bumpass is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
    • Bumpass has also been known as:
    • Bumpas
    • Bumpass Junction
    • Bumpass Station
    • Bumpass Turnout
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
  • Cedar Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Fork is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
  • Chilesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chilesburg is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
  • Coatesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Coatesville is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Holliday
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Holliday is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
  • Houstons Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Houstons Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstons Corner
  • Jones Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones Corner is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
  • Locust Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Locust Creek is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Creek
  • Lone Oak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lone Oak is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Moodys Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Moodys Corner is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Corner
  • Scotchtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotchtown is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown

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

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

  • Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Terrell Store to Hanover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 75 miles [120.7 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 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 5,965 miles [9,599.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 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 '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- Terrell Store) 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 Terrell Store 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 Terrell Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9235, Longitude: -77.6592       In this case, the coordinates for Terrell Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.309 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.768 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.338 degrees.