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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 Chickahominy Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chickahominy Shores and the surrounding area.
- 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 Chickahominy Shores:
- 37.393758, -76.941076
- 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 Chickahominy Shores
- 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 New Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent County
- Since Chickahominy Shores is near Charles City County and also James City County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles City County
- Open the eBird sighting report for James City 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Chickahominy Shores
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chickahominy Shores ...
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.
- Brickyard Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brickyard Landing is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Landing
- Charles City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chickahominy Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chickahominy Haven is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickahominy Haven
- Greenway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Hunters Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hunters Creek is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Kings Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kings Corner is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Providence Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roaches Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roaches Corner is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches Corner
- Rustic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rustic is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
- Sandybottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandybottom is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandybottom
- Slaterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Slaterville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
How Far From Chickahominy Shores 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 Chickahominy Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chickahominy Shores and extending to:
- New Kent, which is the Seat of New Kent County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Chickahominy Shores to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chickahominy Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Chickahominy Shores to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chickahominy Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3938, Longitude: -76.9411 In this case, the coordinates for Chickahominy Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.92 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.243 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.242 degrees. |
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