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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 Terryville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terryville 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 Terryville:
- 37.029864, -78.881955
- 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 Terryville
- 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 Charlotte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
- Since Terryville is near Halifax County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Terryville
Communities Also Named Terryville ...
We found four communities that are also named Terryville.
Within Virginia, the name Terryville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This Terryville is located in Litchfield County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the northeast of the Terryville that is located in Charlotte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Terryville.
- Kentucky
- Lawrence County
- This Terryville is located in Lawrence County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Terryville that is located in Charlotte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Terryville.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Terryville is located in Suffolk County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Terryville that is located in Charlotte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Terryville.
- Texas
- DeWitt County
- This Terryville is located in DeWitt County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Terryville that is located in Charlotte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeWitt County community of Terryville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Terryville ...
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.
- Acorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Aspen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Aspen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
- Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Hat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Martins Store
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Martins Store is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
- Patrick Henry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Patrick Henry is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Sugar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
How Far From Terryville 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 Terryville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Terryville and extending to:
- Charlotte Court House, which is the Seat of Charlotte County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Terryville to Charlotte Court House, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,636 miles [7,460.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Terryville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Terryville 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 Terryville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0299, Longitude: -78.8820 In this case, the coordinates for Terryville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.058 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.487 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.151 degrees. |
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