Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chase City:
  • 36.800445, -78.459190
  • 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 Chase City

• 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
  • Since Chase City is near Lunenburg County and also Charlotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Lunenburg County
  • eBird sighting report for Charlotte 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chase City ...

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.

• Five Forks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Five Forks is located in Lunenburg County
• Gregory Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Corner
  • Gregory Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
• Kells Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kells Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells Corner
  • Kells Corner is located in Lunenburg County
• Kings Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
  • Kings Crossroads is located in Charlotte County
• Muck Cross
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muck Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck Cross
  • Muck Cross is located in Mecklenburg County
• Plantersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Plantersville is located in Lunenburg County
• Rogers Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corner
  • Rogers Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
• Spanish Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Grove
  • Spanish Grove is located in Mecklenburg County

How Far From Chase City 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 town such as Chase City to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chase City to Boydton, with an average speed<3> 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 76 miles [122.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,627 miles [7,446.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chase City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/