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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 Atlee Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atlee Station 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 Atlee Station:
- 37.649396, -77.403149
- 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 Atlee Station
- 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
- Since Atlee Station is near Henrico County and also Richmond City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond City
- 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 Atlee Station
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atlee Station ...
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.
- Ashcake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ashcake is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
- Chickahominy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chickahominy is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickahominy
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Holly Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holly Ridge is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Kings Charter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Charter is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
- Kingswood Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingswood Court is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Court
- Lincoln Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Park is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Longdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Gate is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Gate
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mimosa Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mimosa Hills is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Hills
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Patrick Henry Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Poindexters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poindexters is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexters
- Robin Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Robin Ridge is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Spring Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Meadows is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Twin Oaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Yellow Tavern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yellow Tavern is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Tavern
How Far From Atlee Station to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Atlee Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Atlee Station and extending to:
- Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Atlee Station to White House, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Atlee Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Atlee Station 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 Atlee Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6494, Longitude: -77.4031 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.174 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.572 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.334 degrees. |
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