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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 Waldemar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waldemar 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 Waldemar:
- 37.007650, -77.523040
- 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 Waldemar
- 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 Dinwiddie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
- Since Waldemar is near Prince George County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Waldemar
Communities Also Named Waldemar ...
We found one communities that are also named Waldemar.
Within Virginia, the name Waldemar is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Waldemar in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Waldemar lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Waldemar that is located in Dinwiddie County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waldemar ...
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.
- Carson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Five Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Little Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Little Mill is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mill
- Reams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reams is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reams
- Rivers Edge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rivers Edge is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Rocky Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Run is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run
- Stony Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Springs is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Springs
- Virginia Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Virginia Hills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
- Walnut Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Willow Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Oaks is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
How Far From Waldemar 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 Waldemar 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<3> community of Waldemar once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Waldemar and extending to:
- Dinwiddie, which is the Seat of Dinwiddie County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Waldemar to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 133 miles [214 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,576 miles [7,364.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waldemar) 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> | 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 Waldemar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Waldemar 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 Waldemar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0076, Longitude: -77.5230 In this case, the coordinates for Waldemar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.273 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.587 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.614 degrees. |
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