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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 Threemile Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Threemile Corner 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 Threemile Corner:
- 37.930419, -77.866106
- 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 Threemile Corner
- 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 Louisa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
- Since Threemile Corner is near Goochland County and also Hanover County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover 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 Threemile Corner
Communities Also Named Threemile Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Threemile Corner.
Within Virginia, the name Threemile Corner is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Threemile Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Boundary County
- This Threemile Corner is located in Boundary County and lies 2,043 miles [3,287.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Threemile Corner that is located in Louisa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boundary County community of Threemile Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Threemile Corner ...
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.
- Apple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Bumpass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
- Cuckoo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Deep Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Woods is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
- Gays ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Harris ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Locust Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Creek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Creek
- Longcreek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Longcreek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
- Mineral
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orchid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orchid is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Plum Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Tree is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Willowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Yanceyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yanceyville is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceyville
How Far From Threemile Corner 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 Threemile Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Threemile Corner and extending to:
- Louisa, which is the Seat of Louisa County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Threemile Corner to Louisa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving 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 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Threemile Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Threemile Corner 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 Threemile Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9304, Longitude: -77.8661 In this case, the coordinates for Threemile Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.43 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.906 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.421 degrees. |
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