Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
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:
- 37.307916, -75.951876
- 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
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since Chesapeake is near Accomack County and also Mathews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Accomack County
- eBird sighting report for Mathews 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
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 ...
- Chesapeake City
- This Chesapeake is located in Chesapeake City and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Chesapeake that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Chesapeake.
- Chesapeake City
- 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 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<1> to the west of the Chesapeake that is located in Northampton County.
- 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 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chesapeake that is located in Northampton County.
- 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 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chesapeake that is located in Northampton County.
- 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 273 miles [439.4 km] to the northwest of the Chesapeake that is located in Northampton County.
- 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.
- Beverly
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Cherrystone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrystone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
- Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
- Culls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - James Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Crossroads
- James Crossroads is located in Northampton County
- Little Salisbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Salisbury
- Little Salisbury is located in Northampton County
- Oyster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Pat Town
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Red Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Seaview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Stumptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Chesapeake 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 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:
- Eastville, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the North.
- 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 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 124 miles [199.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chesapeake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Northampton County: www.co.northampton.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 obstructions 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: 37.3079, Longitude: -75.9519 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 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 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 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. |
| <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 307.358 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.59 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.881 degrees. |