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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 The Waterfront, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Waterfront 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 The Waterfront:
- 37.105698, -79.654753
- 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 The Waterfront
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since The Waterfront is near Bedford County and also Pittsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania 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 The Waterfront
Communities Also Named The Waterfront ...
We found one communities that are also named The Waterfront.
Within Virginia, the name The Waterfront is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named The Waterfront in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This The Waterfront is located in Cobb County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Waterfront that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of The Waterfront.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Waterfront ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Crafts Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crafts Point is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts Point
- Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Diamond Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Diamond Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Eagles Roost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eagles Roost is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Roost
- Foxsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Foxsport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxsport
- Gross Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gross Point is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Point
- Isle of Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Isle of Pines is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Pines
- Otter View ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Otter View is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter View
- Pelican Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pelican Point is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Point
- Union Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From The Waterfront to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as The Waterfront to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Waterfront and extending to:
- Rocky Mount, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Waterfront to Rocky Mount, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 188 miles [302.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,667 miles [7,510.8 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- The Waterfront) 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 The Waterfront 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 The Waterfront. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1057, Longitude: -79.6548 In this case, the coordinates for The Waterfront have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.508 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.012 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.439 degrees. |
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