Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Caledonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caledonia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Caledonia
- 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 Caledonia:
- 37.821152, -78.106282
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Caledonia
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Goochland County
- Since Caledonia is near Fluvanna County and also Louisa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fluvanna County
- eBird sighting report for Louisa 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Caledonia ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Caledonia.
Within Virginia, the name Caledonia is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 22 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Boone County
- This Caledonia is located in Boone County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Caledonia that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Caledonia.
- Putnam County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Caledonia [Putnam County].
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- New York
- Livingston County
- This Caledonia is located in Livingston County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the north of the Caledonia that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Caledonia.
- Saint Lawrence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Caledonia [Saint Lawrence County].
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Caledonia lies 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Caledonia that is located in Goochland County.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Caledonia lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Caledonia that is located in Goochland County.
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Caledonia lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Caledonia that is located in Goochland County.
- Texas
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Caledonia ...
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.
- Chimney Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
- Chimney Springs is located in Goochland County
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Fluvanna County
- Deep Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
- Deep Woods is located in Goochland County
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Elk Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Ferncliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Georges Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Landing
- Georges Landing is located in Goochland County
- Georges Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Tavern
- Georges Tavern is located in Goochland County
- Hunters Trail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
- Hunters Trail is located in Goochland County
- Kents Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Quail
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Rockaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Stage Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stage Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Junction
- Stage Junction is located in Fluvanna County
How Far From Caledonia 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 Caledonia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Caledonia and extending to:
- Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Caledonia to Goochland, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,570 miles [7,354.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Caledonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Goochland County: www.co.goochland.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Caledonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caledonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8212, Longitude: -78.1063 In this case, the coordinates for Caledonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Caledonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Caledonia could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Caledonia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.576 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.055 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.559 degrees. |