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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 Worrell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Worrell 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 Worrell:
- 36.725935, -77.215907
- 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 Worrell
- 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 Southampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Southampton County
- Since Worrell is near Sussex County and also Greensville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville 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 Worrell
Communities Also Named Worrell ...
We found one communities that are also named Worrell.
Within Virginia, the name Worrell is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Worrell in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Worrell is located in Delaware County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Worrell that is located in Southampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Worrell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Worrell ...
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.
- Branchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chub ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chub is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chub
- Church ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Church is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church
- Cross Keys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Druid ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Druid is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Druid
- Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gray is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gum is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum
- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Texas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Worrell 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 Worrell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Worrell and extending to:
- Courtland, which is the Seat of Southampton County, lies just to the East.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Worrell to Richmond, with an average speed<2> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 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 9 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,574 miles [7,361.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Worrell) 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 Worrell 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 Worrell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7259, Longitude: -77.2159 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.109 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.357 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.594 degrees. |
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