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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 Trevilians, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trevilians 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 Trevilians:
- 38.051443, -78.076211
- 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 Trevilians
- 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 Trevilians is near Orange County and also Albemarle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle 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 Trevilians
Curious and Interesting Names Near Trevilians ...
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.
- Cranks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cranks is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Cutalong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cutalong is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutalong
- Daniel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Daniel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Ferncliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ferncliff is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Gordonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mallory ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mallory is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mildred Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mildred Crossing is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred Crossing
- Mineral
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Poindexter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Poindexter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Quail
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quail is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ribbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ribbon is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribbon
- Thornhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thornhill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Trice ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trice is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trice
- Yanceyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yanceyville is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceyville
- Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Zion Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Trevilians 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 Trevilians to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Trevilians and extending to:
- Louisa, which is the Seat of Louisa County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Trevilians to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trevilians) 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 Trevilians 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 Trevilians. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0514, Longitude: -78.0762 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.547 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.058 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.463 degrees. |
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