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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:
    • 38.465700, -77.615300
    • 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 ...
    • Chesterfield County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Chesterfield County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Chesterfield.
    • Norfolk City
      • This Chesterfield is located in Norfolk City and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford 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 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Chesterfield.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Cherokee County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford 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 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford 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 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the west of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford 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 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford 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 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north northeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford 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 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford 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 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the west of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford 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 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford 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 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford 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 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford 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 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Clearfield County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford 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 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford 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 416 miles [669.5 km] to the south southwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford 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 291 miles [468.3 km] to the south southwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford 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 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford 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 1,820 miles [2,929 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Chesterfield.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • England
      • Distance: 3,618 miles [5,822.6 km]<1> to the northeast
    • New Zealand
      • Distance: 8,912 miles [14,342.5 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.

  • Brandy Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Hills
    • Brandy Hills is located in Stafford County
  • Cool River
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool River
    • Cool River is located in Stafford County
  • Deep Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
    • Deep Run is located in Stafford County
  • Diamond Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Park
    • Diamond Park is located in Stafford County
  • Eagles Nest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
    • Eagles Nest is located in Stafford County
  • Goldvein
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldvein have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldvein
    • Goldvein is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldvein <5>
  • Kings Grant
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Kings Grant is located in Stafford County
  • Queens Guard
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Guard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Guard
    • Queens Guard is located in Stafford County
  • Skyline Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Hills
    • Skyline Hills is located in Stafford County

How Far From Chesterfield 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 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:

  • Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chesterfield to Stafford, 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.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 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 Stafford County: www.co.stafford.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: 38.4657, Longitude: -77.6153       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>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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 308.256 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.789 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.12 degrees.




 

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