Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Perkinsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perkinsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Perkinsville
- 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 Perkinsville:
- 44.220894, -72.398157
- 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 Perkinsville
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Perkinsville is near Orange County and also Caledonia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- eBird sighting report for Caledonia 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 Perkinsville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Perkinsville.
There is one other community in Vermont which is also named Perkinsville.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Vermont ...
- Windsor County
- This Perkinsville is located in Windsor County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the south of the Perkinsville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Perkinsville.
- Windsor County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Perkinsville lies 3,601 miles [5,795.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Perkinsville that is located in Washington County.
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This Perkinsville is located in Yavapai County and lies 2,190 miles [3,524.5 km]<1> to the west of the Perkinsville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Perkinsville.
- Indiana
- Madison County
- This Perkinsville is located in Madison County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Perkinsville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Perkinsville.
- Mississippi
- Winston County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Perkinsville [Winston County].
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Perkinsville is located in Steuben County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Perkinsville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Perkinsville.
- North Carolina
- Burke County
- This Perkinsville is located in Burke County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Perkinsville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Perkinsville.
- Watauga County
- This Perkinsville is located in Watauga County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the southwest of the Perkinsville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Perkinsville.
- Virginia
- Goochland County
- This Perkinsville is located in Goochland County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Perkinsville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Perkinsville.
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Perkinsville ...
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.
- Adamant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamant
- Adamant is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamant <3>
- Edgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Foxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Graniteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Kents Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kents Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Corners
- Kents Corners is located in Washington County
- Maple Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Corner
- Maple Corner is located in Washington County
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Shady Rill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Rill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rill
- Shady Rill is located in Washington County
- Upper Graniteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Graniteville
- Upper Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Waits River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waits River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits River
- Waits River is located in Orange County
How Far From Perkinsville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Perkinsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Perkinsville and extending to:
- Montpelier, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Perkinsville to Montpelier, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,487 miles [8,830.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,080 miles [6,566.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Perkinsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.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- Perkinsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perkinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2209, Longitude: -72.3982 In this case, the coordinates for Perkinsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Perkinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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 Perkinsville 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 304.51 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.486 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.235 degrees. |