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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 York Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to York Terrace 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 York Terrace:
- 37.262924, -76.661344
- 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 Terrace
- 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 Terrace is near James City County and also Williamsburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for James City County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg 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 Terrace
Communities Also Named York Terrace ...
We found one communities that are also named York Terrace.
Within Virginia, the name York Terrace is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named York Terrace in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Chester County
- This York Terrace is located in Chester County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the York Terrace that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of York Terrace.
Curious and Interesting Names Near York Terrace ...
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.
- Booth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Booth is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Charles Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Greensprings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greensprings is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensprings
- Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hollybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hollybrook is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybrook
- Indigo Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indigo Terrace is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Terrace
- James Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- James Terrace is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Terrace
- Jamestown Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jamestown Farms is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Farms
- Kingspoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingspoint is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingspoint
- Kingswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kingswood is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Porta Bello
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Porta Bello is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porta Bello
- Queens Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Queens Lake is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Lake
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Queenswood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Queenswood is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenswood
- Rich Neck Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rich Neck Heights is located in Williamsburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck Heights
- Sawmill Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sawmill Corner is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Corner
- Walnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hills is located in Williamsburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From York Terrace 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 Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in York Terrace and extending to:
- Yorktown, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from York Terrace to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 114 miles [183.5 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 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- York Terrace) 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 York Terrace 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 York Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2629, Longitude: -76.6613 In this case, the coordinates for York Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.766 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.048 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.179 degrees. |
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