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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 Auburn Chase, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Auburn Chase and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Auburn Chase:
    • 37.640424, -77.728326
    • 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 Auburn Chase
  • 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 Auburn Chase is near Powhatan County and also Henrico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Powhatan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico 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 Auburn Chase

Curious and Interesting Names Near Auburn Chase ...

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.

  • Amber Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Amber Lake is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Lake
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Dover Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Dover Run is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Run
  • Fords
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fords is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
  • Fox Downs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Downs is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Downs
  • Goosepoint
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Goosepoint is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosepoint
  • Hermitage Hamlet
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hermitage Hamlet is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hamlet
  • Hickory Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Haven is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
  • Hunters Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hunters Woods is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
  • Pagebrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pagebrook is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagebrook
  • Pickels
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pickels is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickels
  • Pleasant Green
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Green is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Subletts
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Subletts is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts
    • Sycamore Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sycamore Creek is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek
    • Wheatlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Wheatlands is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatlands
    • Windy Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Windy Run is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Auburn Chase and extending to:

  • Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Auburn Chase to Goochland, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Auburn Chase) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Auburn Chase 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 Auburn Chase. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6404, Longitude: -77.7283       In this case, the coordinates for Auburn Chase have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.363 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.786 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.47 degrees.