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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 Crozier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crozier 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 Crozier:
- 37.636813, -77.797217
- 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 Crozier
- 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 Goochland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
- Since Crozier is near Powhatan County and also Louisa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Powhatan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa 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 Crozier
Communities Also Named Crozier ...
We found seven communities that are also named Crozier.
Within Virginia, the name Crozier is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- This Crozier is located in Mohave County and lies 1,983 miles [3,191.3 km]<1> to the west of the Crozier that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Crozier.
- Indiana
- Dearborn 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 Indiana community of Crozier [Dearborn County].
- Iowa
- Buena Vista 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 Crozier [Buena Vista County].
- Kansas
- Johnson 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 Crozier [Johnson County].
- Louisiana
- Terrebonne Parish
- This Crozier is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Crozier that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Crozier.
- Ontario
- This Crozier lies 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Crozier that is located in Goochland County.
- Texas
- Young 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 Texas community of Crozier [Young County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crozier ...
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.
- Amber Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amber Lake is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Lake
- Dover Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dover Run is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Run
- Fine Creek Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fine Creek Mills is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Creek Mills
- Fox Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Downs is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Downs
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Horsepen Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Horsepen Hills is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen Hills
- Hunters Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunters Woods is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
- Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lee is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Oilville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Green is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
- Strawberry Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry Run is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Run
- Subletts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Subletts is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Crozier 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 Crozier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crozier and extending to:
- Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Crozier to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Crozier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Crozier 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Crozier 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 Crozier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6368, Longitude: -77.7972 In this case, the coordinates for Crozier have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.404 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.831 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.499 degrees. |
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