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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 Tunstall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tunstall 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 Tunstall:
- 37.597964, -77.105443
- 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 Tunstall
- 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 New Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent County
- Since Tunstall is near King William County and also Hanover County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King William 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 Tunstall
Communities Also Named Tunstall ...
We found one communities that are also named Tunstall.
Within Virginia, the name Tunstall is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Tunstall in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Tunstall lies 1,822 miles [2,932.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tunstall that is located in New Kent County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tunstall ...
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.
- Carps Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carps Corner is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carps Corner
- Crumps Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crumps Mill is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Mill
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Farmers Shop Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmers Shop Corner is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Shop Corner
- Gordon Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gordon Landing is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Landing
- Horseshoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- King William
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kirbytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kirbytown is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbytown
- Lanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Riverview Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riverview Landing is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Landing
- Tallysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tallysville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Valley Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valley Oaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oaks
- Wicker Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wicker Corner is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Corner
- Woodlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodview Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodview Hills is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodview Hills
How Far From Tunstall to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tunstall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tunstall and extending to:
- New Kent, which is the Seat of New Kent County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Tunstall to Richmond, 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 five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 km] to the north (N). 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 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Tunstall) 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 Tunstall 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 Tunstall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5980, Longitude: -77.1054 In this case, the coordinates for Tunstall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.004 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.37 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.233 degrees. |
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