Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in York View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to York View and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for York View
- 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 View:
- 37.345112, -76.598827
- 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 York View
- 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Since York View is near York County and also James City County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- eBird sighting report for James City 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near York View ...
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.
- Allmondsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allmondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Clay Bank
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay Bank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clay Bank
- From York View to Clay Bank
- Gum Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Hermitage
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Hermitage Banks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Banks
- Hermitage Banks is located in Gloucester County
- Money
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Oaktree
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaktree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oaktree
- From York View to Oaktree
- Ordinary
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordinary
- Ordinary is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ordinary <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ordinary
- From York View to Ordinary
- Porta Bello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porta Bello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porta Bello
- Porta Bello is located in York County
- Queens Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Lake
- Queens Lake is located in York County
- Rosewell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Rosewell Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewell Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell Harbor
- Rosewell Harbor is located in Gloucester County
- Sassafras
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Valley Front ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Front have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Front
- Valley Front is located in Gloucester County
How Far From York View 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 View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in York View and extending to:
- Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<4> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from York View to Richmond, with an average speed<5> 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for York View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gloucester County: www.co.gloucester.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- York View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in York View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3451, Longitude: -76.5988 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 View to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.726 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.014 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.124 degrees. |