Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Chesapeake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chesapeake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chesapeake
- 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 Chesapeake:
- 36.687650, -76.312163
- 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 Chesapeake
- 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 Chesapeake ...
We found six communities that share the name Chesapeake.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Chesapeake.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Northampton County
- This Chesapeake is located in Northampton County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the north northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Chesapeake.
- Northampton County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Chesapeake [Cecil County].
- Missouri
- Lawrence County
- This Chesapeake is located in Lawrence County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Chesapeake.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Chesapeake is located in Lawrence County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Chesapeake.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Chesapeake.
- Marion County
- This Chesapeake is located in Marion County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Chesapeake.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chesapeake ...
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.
- Benefit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Butts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Cornland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Deep Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Chesapeake City
- Geneva Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Park
- Geneva Park is located in Chesapeake City
- Geneva Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Shores
- Geneva Shores is located in Chesapeake City
- Grassfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassfield
- Grassfield is located in Chesapeake City
- Great Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bridge
- Great Bridge is located in Chesapeake City
- Great Bridge Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bridge Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bridge Gardens
- Great Bridge Gardens is located in Chesapeake City
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Herberts Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herberts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts Corner
- Herberts Corner is located in Chesapeake City
- Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Poplar Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Poplar Ridge is located in Chesapeake City
- Sign Pine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Woodland Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace
- Woodland Terrace is located in Chesapeake City
- Herberts Corner
How Far From Chesapeake 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 city such as Chesapeake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chesapeake and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Chesapeake to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chesapeake: www.chesapeake.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chesapeake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chesapeake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6876, Longitude: -76.3122 In this case, the coordinates for Chesapeake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Chesapeake 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 . 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Chesapeake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.597 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.767 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.255 degrees. |