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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 West Petersburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Petersburg 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 West Petersburg:
- 37.207095, -77.463596
- 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 West Petersburg
- 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 West Petersburg is near Chesterfield County and also Petersburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Petersburg City
- 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 West Petersburg
Communities Also Named West Petersburg ...
We found two communities that are also named West Petersburg.
Within Virginia, the name West Petersburg is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This West Petersburg lies 2,841 miles [4,572.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the West Petersburg that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- Indiana
- Pike County
- This West Petersburg is located in Pike County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Petersburg that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of West Petersburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Petersburg ...
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.
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chestnut Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Gardens is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gardens
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- College Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Field Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Field Crossing is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
- Grant Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heights is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heights
- Jack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jack is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Rabbit Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Run is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
- Ramblewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ramblewood is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- River View Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- River View Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
- Robertson Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Robertson Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Place
- Sandy Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Trojan Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trojan Woods is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Woods
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From West Petersburg 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 West Petersburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Petersburg and extending to:
- Dinwiddie, which is the Seat of Dinwiddie County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Petersburg to Dinwiddie, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 119 miles [191.5 km] to the north (N). 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 7 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Petersburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 West Petersburg 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 West Petersburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2071, Longitude: -77.4636 In this case, the coordinates for West Petersburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.23 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.568 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.519 degrees. |
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