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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 Zirkle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zirkle 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 Zirkle:
- 38.494012, -78.854749
- 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 Zirkle
- 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Zirkle is near Harrisonburg City and also Page County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrisonburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Page 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 Zirkle
Communities Also Named Zirkle ...
We found one communities that are also named Zirkle.
Within Virginia, the name Zirkle is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Zirkle in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Pierce County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Zirkle [Pierce County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zirkle ...
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.
- Green Mount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mount is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount
- Hightown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Keezletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Mayland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- New Erection
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Erection is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Erection
- Old Furnace ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Furnace is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
- Peach Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peach Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- Singers Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
- Sparkling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sparkling Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkling Springs
How Far From Zirkle 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 Zirkle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Zirkle and extending to:
- Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Zirkle to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,991 miles [9,641.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,576 miles [7,364.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Zirkle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zirkle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Zirkle 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 Zirkle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4940, Longitude: -78.8547 In this case, the coordinates for Zirkle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.987 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.626 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.629 degrees. |
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