Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Vincent Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vincent Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Vincent Corner

• 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 Vincent Corner:
  • 37.142091, -78.703338
  • 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 Vincent 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 Charlotte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
  • Since Vincent Corner is near Prince Edward County and also Appomattox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince Edward County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Appomattox 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 Vincent Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vincent 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.

• Aspen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Aspen is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
• Chap
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chap is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
• County Line Cross Roads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • County Line Cross Roads is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cross Roads
• Eureka
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Eureka is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Fears Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fears Corner is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fears Corner
• Five Forks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Flood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Flood is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flood
• Harrisburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Harrisburg is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Henry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Henry is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Rough Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
• Shields
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Shields is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields

How Far From Vincent Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Vincent Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Vincent Corner and extending to:

• Charlotte Court House, which is the Seat of Charlotte County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Vincent Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,624 miles [7,441.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'