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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Chesterfield:
    • 37.377094, -77.505820
    • 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 Chesterfield
  • 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 Chesterfield ...

We found 30 communities that share the name Chesterfield.

There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Chesterfield.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 27 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Chesterfield, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Norfolk City
      • This Chesterfield is located in Norfolk City and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Chesterfield.
    • Roanoke County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Roanoke County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the west of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Chesterfield.
    • Stafford County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Stafford County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the north of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Chesterfield.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Cherokee County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Chesterfield.
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This Chesterfield is located in New London County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Chesterfield.
    • Idaho
      • Bingham 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 Idaho community of Chesterfield [Bingham County].
      • Caribou County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Chesterfield [Caribou County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Chesterfield [Cook County].
      • Macoupin County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Macoupin County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Chesterfield.
    • Indiana
      • Madison County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Madison County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Chesterfield.
    • Iowa
      • Polk 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 Iowa community of Chesterfield [Polk County].
    • Kansas
      • Lyon 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 Kansas community of Chesterfield [Lyon County].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Chesterfield.
      • Baltimore County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Baltimore County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the north northeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Chesterfield.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Chesterfield.
    • Michigan
      • Macomb County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Chesterfield [Macomb County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Chesterfield.
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Chesterfield.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Burlington County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Chesterfield.
    • North Carolina
      • Burke County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Burke County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Chesterfield.
    • Ohio
      • Fulton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Chesterfield.
    • Ontario
      • This Chesterfield lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Clearfield County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Chesterfield.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Beaufort County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Chesterfield.
      • Charleston County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Charleston County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km] to the south southwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Chesterfield.
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Chesterfield County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the southwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Chesterfield.
    • Tennessee
      • Henderson County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Henderson County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the west of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Chesterfield.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,848 miles [2,974.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Chesterfield.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • England
      • Distance: 3,665 miles [5,898.2 km]<1> to the northeast
    • New Zealand
      • Distance: 8,882 miles [14,294.2 km]<1> to the west southwest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chesterfield ...

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.

  • Chester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chimney Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
    • Chimney Corner is located in Chesterfield County
  • Courthouse Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courthouse Green have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Green
    • Courthouse Green is located in Chesterfield County
  • Crescent Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
    • Crescent Park is located in Chesterfield County
  • Edenshire
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenshire have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenshire
    • Edenshire is located in Chesterfield County
  • Fairpines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairpines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpines
    • Fairpines is located in Chesterfield County
  • Five Forks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County
  • Grove Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Place have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Place
    • Grove Place is located in Chesterfield County
  • Indian Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jean Court
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Court have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Court
    • Jean Court is located in Chesterfield County
  • Kings Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
    • Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
  • Land O'Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land O'Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Pines
    • Land O'Pines is located in Chesterfield County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Lost Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Forest
      • Lost Forest is located in Chesterfield County
    • Pebble Spring
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Spring
      • Pebble Spring is located in Chesterfield County
    • Quail Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
      • Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
    • Rolling Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
      • Rolling Hills is located in Chesterfield County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chesterfield and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Chesterfield to Richmond, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chesterfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chesterfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3771, Longitude: -77.5058       In this case, the coordinates for Chesterfield 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Chesterfield 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chesterfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Chesterfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.246 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.613 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.475 degrees.




 

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