Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chesdin Manor:
  • 37.223206, -77.542766
  • 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 Chesdin Manor

• 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 Dinwiddie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
  • Since Chesdin Manor is near Chesterfield County and also Petersburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Petersburg City

• 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 Chesdin Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chesdin Manor ...

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.

• Chestnut Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Gardens is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gardens
• Grant Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
• Hunters Green
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hunters Green is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Green
• Jack
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jack is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
• Leader
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Leader is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leader
• Rabbit Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rabbit Run is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
• River View Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • River View Park is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
• Robertson Place
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Robertson Place is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Place
• Sandy Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Ridge is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
• Trojan Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Trojan Woods is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Woods

How Far From Chesdin Manor 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 community such as Chesdin Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Dinwiddie, which is the Seat of Dinwiddie County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chesdin Manor to Dinwiddie, with an average speed<2> 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 118 miles [189.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,990 miles [9,640 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,568 miles [7,351.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'