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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 Urbanna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Urbanna 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 Urbanna:
- 37.636523, -76.574763
- 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 Urbanna
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Urbanna is near Lancaster County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Urbanna
Communities Also Named Urbanna ...
We found two communities that are also named Urbanna.
Within Virginia, the name Urbanna is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Champaign County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Urbanna [Champaign County].
- Iowa
- Benton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Urbanna [Benton County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Urbanna ...
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.
- Christchurch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Christchurch is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christchurch
- Cooks Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cooks Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Cooper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Cove Colony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Colony is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Colony
- Greenvale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenvale is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Harmony Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Locust Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mollusk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nohead Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nohead Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nohead Bottom
- Ottoman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Tree is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
- Queenstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Queenstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Slabtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Topping
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Urbanna 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 town such as Urbanna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Urbanna and extending to:
- Saluda, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Urbanna to Richmond, with an average speed<4> 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,931 miles [9,545 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,509 miles [7,256.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Urbanna could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Urbanna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Urbanna 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 Urbanna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6365, Longitude: -76.5748 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.696 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.025 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.005 degrees. |
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