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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 Autumn Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Autumn Oaks 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 Autumn Oaks:
- 37.370982, -77.474707
- 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 Autumn Oaks
- 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Autumn Oaks is near Richmond City and also Henrico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond City
- 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 Autumn Oaks
Communities Also Named Autumn Oaks ...
We found one communities that are also named Autumn Oaks.
Within Virginia, the name Autumn Oaks is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Autumn Oaks in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Autumn Oaks is located in Anderson County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Autumn Oaks that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Autumn Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Autumn Oaks ...
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.
- Chester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Corner is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
- Courthouse Green
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Courthouse Green is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Green
- Crescent Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Dutch Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dutch Gap is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Gap
- Edenshire
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edenshire is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenshire
- Gay Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gay Farms is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Farms
- Grove Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grove Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Place
- Indian Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Jean Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jean Court is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Court
- Lost Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lost Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Forest
- Quail Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
How Far From Autumn Oaks 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 Autumn Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Autumn Oaks and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Autumn Oaks to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Autumn Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Autumn Oaks 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 Autumn Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3710, Longitude: -77.4747 In this case, the coordinates for Autumn Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.229 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.592 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.464 degrees. |
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