Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Buford Estates:
  • 37.512092, -77.551098
  • 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 Buford Estates

• 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 Buford Estates is near Richmond County and also Richmond City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Buford Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buford Estates ...

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.

• Cherokee Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherokee Hills is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
• Fawnbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fawnbrook is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawnbrook
• Grand Summit
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Grand Summit is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
• Granite
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Granite is located in Richmond City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
• Gravel Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Richmond City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Hobby Hill Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hobby Hill Farms is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby Hill Farms
• Holiday Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Old Gun
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Gun is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gun
• Piney Knolls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Knolls is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knolls
• Spring Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
• Willow Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Oaks is located in Richmond City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
• Wiseville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wiseville is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseville

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

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

• Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Buford Estates to Chesterfield, 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 just to the east northeast (ENE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 99 miles [159.3 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'