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36.843759, -76.259940
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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 ...
Chesterfield County
This Chesterfield is located in Chesterfield County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Chesterfield.
Roanoke County
This Chesterfield is located in Roanoke County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the west.
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 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the north northwest.
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 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the north northeast.
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 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the north.
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 189 miles [304.2 km] to the north.
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 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the north northeast.
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 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the north northeast.
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 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the north northeast.
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 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the west.
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 .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Chesterfield.
Ontario
This Chesterfield lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the north northwest.
Pennsylvania
Clearfield County
This Chesterfield is located in Clearfield County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the north northwest.
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 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
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 352 miles [566.5 km] to the southwest.
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 259 miles [416.8 km] to the west southwest.
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 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the west.
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 1,925 miles [3,098 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Chesterfield.
Communities Beyond North America ...
England
Distance: 3,640 miles [5,858 km]<1> to the northeast
New Zealand
Distance: 8,925 miles [14,363.4 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.
Cloverdale (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 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 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Chesterfield to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,526 miles [7,283.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 drawn 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: 36.8438, Longitude: -76.2599 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 . 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>
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.
<5>
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.
<6>
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.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.559 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.748 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.177 degrees.