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 Richmond:
39.993446, -75.100175
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.
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 Philadelphia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found 55 communities that share the name Richmond.
There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Richmond.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 51 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 51 communities, 50 are located in the United States and twelve are in Canada.
Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
Clarion County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Richmond [Clarion County].
Franklin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Richmond [Franklin County].
Northampton County
This Richmond is located in Northampton County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<2> to the north of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Richmond.
York County
This Richmond is located in York County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the west of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Richmond.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Dallas County
This Richmond is located in Dallas County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Richmond.
Arizona
Cochise County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Cochise County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Richmond.
Arkansas
Little River County
This Richmond is located in Little River County and lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Richmond.
British Columbia
This Richmond lies 2,394 miles [3,852.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
California
Contra Costa County
This Richmond is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,510 miles [4,039.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Richmond.
San Francisco County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Richmond [San Francisco County].
Florida
Miami-Dade County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Richmond [Miami-Dade County].
Georgia
Richmond County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Richmond [Richmond County].
Illinois
McHenry County
This Richmond is located in McHenry County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Richmond.
Tazewell County
This Richmond is located in Tazewell County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km] to the west of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Richmond.
Indiana
Wayne County
This Richmond is located in Wayne County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<2> to the west of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Richmond.
Iowa
Washington County
This Richmond is located in Washington County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Richmond.
Kansas
Franklin County
This Richmond is located in Franklin County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km]<2> to the west of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Richmond.
Nemaha County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Nemaha County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Richmond.
Kentucky
Madison County
This Richmond is located in Madison County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Richmond.
Louisiana
Madison Parish
This Richmond is located in Madison Parish and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison Parish community of Richmond.
Maine
Sagadahoc County
This Richmond is located in Sagadahoc County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sagadahoc County community of Richmond.
Massachusetts
Berkshire County
This Richmond is located in Berkshire County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Richmond.
Michigan
Allegan County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Richmond [Allegan County].
Macomb County
This Richmond is located in Macomb County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Richmond.
Minnesota
Stearns County
This Richmond is located in Stearns County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Richmond.
Winona County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Richmond [Winona County].
Mississippi
Lee County
This Richmond is located in Lee County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Richmond.
Rankin County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Richmond [Rankin County].
Missouri
Howard County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Howard County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Richmond.
Ray County
This Richmond is located in Ray County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<2> to the west of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Richmond.
Nebraska
Holt County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Holt County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Richmond.
Nevada
Lincoln County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Richmond.
New Hampshire
Cheshire County
This Richmond is located in Cheshire County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Richmond.
New Mexico
Hidalgo County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Hidalgo County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Richmond.
New York
Richmond County
This Richmond is located in Richmond County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the northeast of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Richmond.
North Carolina
Chatham County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Richmond [Chatham County].
Nova Scotia
This Richmond lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<2> to the northeast of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
Ohio
Jefferson County
This Richmond is located in Jefferson County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<2> to the west of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Richmond.
Lake County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Richmond [Lake County].
Oklahoma
Woodward County
This Richmond is located in Woodward County and lies 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km]<2> to the west of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodward County community of Richmond.
Ontario
This Richmond lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
Oregon
Wheeler County
This Richmond is located in Wheeler County and lies 2,284 miles [3,675.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wheeler County community of Richmond.
Prince Edward Island
This Richmond lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
Quebec
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Richmond.
Rhode Island
Providence County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Richmond [Providence County].
South Carolina
Berkeley County
This Richmond is located in Berkeley County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Richmond.
South Dakota
Brown County
This Richmond is located in Brown County and lies 1,246 miles [2,005.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Richmond.
Tennessee
Bedford County
This Richmond is located in Bedford County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Richmond.
Texas
Fort Bend County
This Richmond is located in Fort Bend County and lies 1,369 miles [2,203.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Richmond.
Utah
Cache County
This Richmond is located in Cache County and lies 1,904 miles [3,064.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Richmond.
Vermont
Chittenden County
This Richmond is located in Chittenden County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of Richmond.
Virginia
Henrico County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Richmond [Henrico County].
Richmond City
This Richmond is located in Richmond City and lies 210 miles [338 km]<2> to the southwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Richmond.
Washington
King County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Richmond [King County].
Wisconsin
Walworth County
This Richmond is located in Walworth County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richmond that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Richmond.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Richmond ...
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.
Branchtown ‑ Historic (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Richmond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Richmond and extending to:
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Richmond to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Richmond could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>
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 from Point A (ie- Richmond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richmond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9934, Longitude: -75.1002 In this case, the coordinates for Richmond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
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 Richmond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Richmond 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 306.662 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.217 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.45 degrees.