Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Yatesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yatesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Yatesville
- 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 Yatesville:
- 36.860701, -78.365275
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Yatesville
- 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 Lunenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lunenburg County
- Since Yatesville is near Mecklenburg County and also Charlotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- eBird sighting report for Charlotte 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Yatesville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Yatesville.
Within Virginia, the name Yatesville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Talladega County
- This Yatesville is located in Talladega County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Yatesville that is located in Lunenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Yatesville.
- Georgia
- Upson County
- This Yatesville is located in Upson County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the southwest of the Yatesville that is located in Lunenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upson County community of Yatesville.
- Illinois
- Morgan County
- This Yatesville is located in Morgan County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Yatesville that is located in Lunenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Yatesville.
- Kentucky
- Lawrence County
- This Yatesville is located in Lawrence County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Yatesville that is located in Lunenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Yatesville.
- New York
- Yates County
- This Yatesville is located in Yates County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the north of the Yatesville that is located in Lunenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yates County community of Yatesville.
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Yatesville [Beaufort County].
- Ohio
- Fayette County
- This Yatesville is located in Fayette County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Yatesville that is located in Lunenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Yatesville.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Yatesville is located in Luzerne County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Yatesville that is located in Lunenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Yatesville.
- Schuylkill County
- This Yatesville is located in Schuylkill County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km] to the north northeast of the Yatesville that is located in Lunenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Yatesville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yatesville ...
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.
- Chase City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase City
- Chase City is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase City <3>
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Lunenburg County
- Gary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Gordon Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
- Gordon Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Gregory Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Corner
- Gregory Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Kells Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kells Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells Corner
- Kells Corner is located in Lunenburg County
- Loves Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Loves Mill is located in Lunenburg County
- Muck Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muck Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck Cross
- Muck Cross is located in Mecklenburg County
- Oral Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Pettys Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Corner
- Pettys Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Plantersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Plantersville is located in Lunenburg County
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Rogers Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corner
- Rogers Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Spanish Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Grove
- Spanish Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
How Far From Yatesville 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 Yatesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Yatesville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Yatesville and extending to:
- Lunenburg, which is the Seat of Lunenburg County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Yatesville to Richmond, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,041 miles [9,722 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,620 miles [7,435.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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- Yatesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yatesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8607, Longitude: -78.3653 In this case, the coordinates for Yatesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Yatesville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Yatesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Yatesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.764 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.126 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.002 degrees. |