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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 Centralia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Centralia 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 Centralia:
- 37.381118, -77.459964
- 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
- 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 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 Centralia
Communities Also Named Centralia ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Centralia.
Within Virginia, the name Centralia is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Centralia is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,365 miles [3,806.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Centralia that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Centralia.
- Florida
- Hernando 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 Florida community of Centralia [Hernando County].
- Hillsborough County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Centralia [Hillsborough County].
- Illinois
- Marion County
- This Centralia is located in Marion County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the west of the Centralia that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Centralia.
- Iowa
- Dubuque County
- This Centralia is located in Dubuque County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Centralia that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubuque County community of Centralia.
- Kansas
- Cherokee 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 Kansas community of Centralia [Cherokee County].
- Nemaha County
- This Centralia is located in Nemaha County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Centralia that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Centralia.
- Missouri
- Boone County
- This Centralia is located in Boone County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Centralia that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Centralia.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Centralia is located in Chautauqua County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Centralia that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Centralia.
- Oklahoma
- Craig County
- This Centralia is located in Craig County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the west of the Centralia that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of Centralia.
- Ontario
- This Centralia lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Centralia that is located in Chesterfield County.
- Pennsylvania
- Columbia County
- This Centralia is located in Columbia County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Centralia that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Centralia.
- Texas
- Trinity County
- This Centralia is located in Trinity County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Centralia that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Centralia.
- Washington
- Lewis County
- This Centralia is located in Lewis County and lies 2,384 miles [3,836.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Centralia that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Centralia.
- West Virginia
- Braxton County
- This Centralia is located in Braxton County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Centralia that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Centralia.
- Wisconsin
- Wood 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 Wisconsin community of Centralia [Wood County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Centralia ...
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 southeast)
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crescent Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Dutch Gap
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jean Court is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Court
- Lost Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
How Far From Centralia 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Centralia 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]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Centralia to Richmond, with an average speed<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,558 miles [7,335.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Centralia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Centralia, 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Centralia 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Centralia 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 Centralia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3811, Longitude: -77.4600 In this case, the coordinates for Centralia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.22 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.583 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.455 degrees. |
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