Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Centralia Gardens:
  • 37.382649, -77.471929
  • 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 Centralia Gardens

• 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 Centralia Gardens is near Richmond City and also Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Centralia Gardens

Curious and Interesting Names Near Centralia Gardens ...

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)
  • Chester is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
• Chimney Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 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 west)
  • 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 southeast)
  • Dutch Gap is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Gap
• Edenshire
  (2 miles [3.2 km] 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove Place is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Place
• Indian Springs
  (Less than 2 miles 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 east)
  • Jean Court is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Court
• Kings Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
• Lost Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lost Forest is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Forest
• Pebble Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pebble Spring is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Spring
• Quail Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks

How Far From Centralia Gardens to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Centralia Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Centralia Gardens and extending to:

• Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the West.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Centralia Gardens 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 107 miles [172.2 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 5 days and walking would take 6 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>'