Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Aldwyck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aldwyck and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Aldwyck

• 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 Aldwyck:
  • 37.739034, -77.879717
  • 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 Aldwyck

• 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 Goochland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
  • Since Aldwyck is near Louisa County and also Powhatan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Powhatan 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 Aldwyck

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aldwyck ...

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.

• Cedar Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Point is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Deerwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Deerwood is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Gum Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gum Spring is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gum Spring <1>
• Horsepen Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Horsepen Hills is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen Hills
• Irwin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Irwin is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
• Maidens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maidens is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maidens <1>
• Maidens Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Maidens Forest is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens Forest
• Mayos Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mayos Woods is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayos Woods
• Poplar Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Forest is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forest
• Running Still
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Running Still is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Still
• Sandy Hook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
• Three Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Three Oaks is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks

How Far From Aldwyck 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 Aldwyck to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Aldwyck and extending to:

• Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies just to the South.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Aldwyck to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,983 miles [9,628.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'