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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 Walkerton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walkerton 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 Walkerton:
- 37.726813, -77.022576
- 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 Walkerton
- 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 King and Queen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
- Since Walkerton 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 Walkerton
Communities Also Named Walkerton ...
We found four communities that are also named Walkerton.
Within Virginia, the name Walkerton is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Saint Clair County
- This Walkerton is located in Saint Clair County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Walkerton that is located in King and Queen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Walkerton.
- Indiana
- Saint Joseph County
- This Walkerton is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Walkerton that is located in King and Queen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Walkerton.
- Ontario
- This Walkerton lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Walkerton that is located in King and Queen County.
- Texas
- Williamson County
- This Walkerton is located in Williamson County and lies 1,285 miles [2,068 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Walkerton that is located in King and Queen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Walkerton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walkerton ...
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.
- Crouch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Daisy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Horse Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Landing is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
- King William
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Log Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Log Landing is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Landing
- Pointers Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pointers Landing is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers Landing
- Poplar Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Landing is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Landing
- Scotland Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland Landing is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Landing
- Stevensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stevensville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
How Far From Walkerton 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 Walkerton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walkerton and extending to:
- King and Queen Court House, which is the Seat of King and Queen County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Walkerton to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 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 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,525 miles [7,282.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walkerton) 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 Walkerton 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 Walkerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7268, Longitude: -77.0226 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.949 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.327 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.152 degrees. |
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