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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 Weedons Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weedons Fork 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 Weedons Fork:
- 38.231240, -77.120531
- 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 Weedons Fork
- 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 George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
- Since Weedons Fork is near Caroline County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Weedons Fork
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weedons Fork ...
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.
- Allnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allnut is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allnut
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Haymount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Haymount is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymount
- Hop Yard Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hop Yard Landing is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Yard Landing
- King George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Office Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Office Hall is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Office Hall
- Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Park is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Welcome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Welcome is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
How Far From Weedons Fork 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 Weedons Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Weedons Fork and extending to:
- King George, which is the Seat of King George County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Weedons Fork to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,509 miles [7,256.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Weedons Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Weedons Fork 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 Weedons Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2312, Longitude: -77.1205 In this case, the coordinates for Weedons Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.979 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.438 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.003 degrees. |
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