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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 Yanceyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yanceyville 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 Yanceyville:
- 37.938197, -77.982220
- 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 Yanceyville
- 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 Louisa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
- Since Yanceyville is near Goochland County and also Fluvanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fluvanna 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 Yanceyville
Communities Also Named Yanceyville ...
We found one communities that are also named Yanceyville.
Within Virginia, the name Yanceyville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Yanceyville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Caswell County
- This Yanceyville is located in Caswell County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Yanceyville that is located in Louisa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Yanceyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yanceyville ...
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.
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Cranks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cranks is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Cuckoo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Deep Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Deep Woods is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
- Ferncliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ferncliff is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Gays ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Longcreek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Longcreek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
- Mildred Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mildred Crossing is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred Crossing
- Mineral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orchid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orchid is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Quail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quail is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
- Ribbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ribbon is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribbon
- Threemile Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Threemile Corner is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Corner
How Far From Yanceyville 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 Yanceyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yanceyville and extending to:
- Louisa, which is the Seat of Louisa County, lies just to the North.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Yanceyville to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yanceyville) 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 Yanceyville 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 Yanceyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9382, Longitude: -77.9822 In this case, the coordinates for Yanceyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.498 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.984 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.466 degrees. |
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