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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 Virginius, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Virginius 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 Virginius:
- 39.321490, -77.739715
- 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 Virginius
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Virginius is near Washington County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Virginius
Communities Also Named Virginius ...
We found one communities that are also named Virginius.
Within West Virginia, the name Virginius is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Virginius in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Ouray County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Ouray County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouray County community of Virginius.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Virginius ...
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.
- Blair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blair is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Britain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Britain is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britain
- Georges Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Halltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Halltown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
- Harpers Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Keys Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keys Gap is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Gap
- Lower Town
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Mountain Mission
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Mission is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mission
- Pleasantville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasantville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Rice
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rice is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Sandy Hook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Silver Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Grove
How Far From Virginius 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 Virginius to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Virginius once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Virginius and extending to:
- Charles Town, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Virginius to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 47 miles [75.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 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 Virginius, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Virginius) 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 Virginius 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 Virginius. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3215, Longitude: -77.7397 In this case, the coordinates for Virginius have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.28 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.948 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.85 degrees. |
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