Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in York Haven Anchorage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to York Haven Anchorage and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for York Haven Anchorage

• 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 York Haven Anchorage:
  • 37.144311, -76.383279
  • 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 York Haven Anchorage

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since York Haven Anchorage is near Poquoson City and also Hampton City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Poquoson City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton 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 York Haven Anchorage

Curious and Interesting Names Near York Haven Anchorage ...

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.

• Dandy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dandy is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandy
• Dare
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dare is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
• Earness
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Earness is located in Poquoson City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earness
• Evergreen Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Shores is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
• Harpersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harpersville is located in Newport News City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
• Heritage Hamlet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Heritage Hamlet is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hamlet
• Holly Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Hills is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Messick ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Messick is located in Poquoson City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
• Odd
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Odd is located in Poquoson City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd
• Poor Farm
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Poor Farm is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm
• Willow Green
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Green is located in Newport News City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green

How Far From York Haven Anchorage 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 York Haven Anchorage to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in York Haven Anchorage and extending to:

• Yorktown, which is the Seat of York County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from York Haven Anchorage to Yorktown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 126 miles [202.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'