Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Creekwood Cove Estates

• 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 Creekwood Cove Estates:
  • 37.357778, -76.602500
  • 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 Creekwood Cove Estates

• 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
  • Since Creekwood Cove Estates is near York County and also James City County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Creekwood Cove Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Creekwood Cove Estates ...

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.

• Allmondsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
• Clay Bank
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
• Gum Fork
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gum Fork is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Fork
• Hermitage
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hermitage is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
• Hermitage Banks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hermitage Banks is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Banks
• Porta Bello
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Porta Bello is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porta Bello
• Rosewell
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rosewell is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell
• Rosewell Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rosewell Harbor is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell Harbor
• Sassafras
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
• Valley Front ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Valley Front is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Front

How Far From Creekwood Cove Estates 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 Creekwood Cove Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Creekwood Cove Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'