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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 Vineland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vineland and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Vineland:
    • 36.634315, -77.841379
    • 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 Vineland
  • 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
    • Since Vineland is near Northampton County and also Greensville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville 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 Vineland

Communities Also Named Vineland ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Vineland.

Within Virginia, the name Vineland is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marengo County
      • This Vineland is located in Marengo County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Vineland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Vineland.
    • Arkansas
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Vineland [Franklin County].
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Vineland [Los Angeles County].
    • Colorado
      • Pueblo County
      • This Vineland is located in Pueblo County and lies 1,458 miles [2,346.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vineland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pueblo County community of Vineland.
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • This Vineland is located in Orange County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Vineland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Vineland.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • This Vineland is located in Berrien County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vineland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Vineland.
    • Minnesota
      • Mille Lacs County
      • This Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vineland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mille Lacs County community of Vineland.
    • Missouri
      • Jefferson County
      • This Vineland is located in Jefferson County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vineland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Vineland.
    • New Jersey
      • Cumberland County
      • This Vineland is located in Cumberland County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Vineland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Vineland.
    • North Carolina
      • Columbus County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Vineland [Columbus County].
    • Ontario
      • This Vineland lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the north of the Vineland that is located in Brunswick County.
    • Texas
      • Collin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Vineland [Collin County].
    • Washington
      • Asotin County
      • This Vineland is located in Asotin County and lies 2,111 miles [3,397.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vineland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Asotin County community of Vineland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vineland ...

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.

  • Ante
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ante is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
  • Colony Club
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Colony Club is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Club
  • Diamond Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Diamond Grove is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
  • Gasburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greentown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greentown is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Hicks Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hicks Mill is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Mill
  • Merchant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Merchant is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchant
  • Paris Store
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Paris Store is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Store
  • Pea Hill Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pea Hill Shores is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill Shores
  • Triplet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Triplet is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplet
  • Valentines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Valentines is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines

How Far From Vineland 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 Vineland to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Vineland once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Vineland and extending to:

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies just to the North.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Vineland to Richmond, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vineland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Vineland 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Vineland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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.
<6>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 Vineland 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 Vineland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6343, Longitude: -77.8414       In this case, the coordinates for Vineland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.47 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.756 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.872 degrees.