Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bryan Ridge:
  • 37.341538, -77.416094
  • 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 Bryan Ridge

• 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 Bryan Ridge is near Henrico County and also Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights 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 Bryan Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryan Ridge ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Chester is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
• Chimney Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chimney Corner is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
• Crescent Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crescent Park is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
• Dutch Gap
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dutch Gap is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Gap
• Edenshire
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Edenshire is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenshire
• Gay Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gay Farms is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Farms
• Grove Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Grove Place is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Place
• Jean Court
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jean Court is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Court
• Lakeview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview is located in Colonial Heights City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Locust Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Locust Grove is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Lost Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lost Forest is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Forest
• Mistwood Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mistwood Forest is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistwood Forest
• Quail Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
• Screamersville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville

How Far From Bryan Ridge to ...

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 Bryan Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bryan Ridge 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Bryan Ridge to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 109 miles [175.4 km] to the north (N). 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 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,558 miles [7,335.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'