Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cheriton:
  • 37.291995, -75.968596
  • 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 Cheriton

• 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Since Cheriton is near Mathews County and also Accomack County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack 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 Cheriton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheriton ...

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.

• Beverly
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Beverly is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Cherrystone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
• Culls
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Culls is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culls
• Little Salisbury
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Salisbury is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Salisbury
• Oyster
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Oyster is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster
• Pat Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pat Town is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
• Red Bank
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Red Bank is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Seaview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Seaview is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
• Stumptown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stumptown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown

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

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

• Eastville, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cheriton to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 125 miles [201.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,495 miles [7,234 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'