Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Currituck Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Currituck Farms and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Currituck Farms
- 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 Currituck Farms:
- 37.509577, -77.232357
- 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 Currituck Farms
- 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 Henrico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Henrico County
- Since Currituck Farms is near New Kent County and also Hanover County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New Kent County
- eBird sighting report for Hanover 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Currituck Farms ...
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.
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Lee Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Lewis Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Gardens
- Lewis Gardens is located in Henrico County
- Sandston Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandston Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandston Highland
- Sandston Highland is located in Henrico County
- Seven Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Wicker Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wicker Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Corner
- Wicker Corner is located in Hanover County
- Woodlawn Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace
- Woodlawn Terrace is located in Henrico County
- Woodview Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodview Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodview Hills
- Woodview Hills is located in Henrico County
How Far From Currituck Farms 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 Currituck Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Currituck Farms and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Currituck Farms to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,965 miles [9,599.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Currituck Farms. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Henrico County: www.co.henrico.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Currituck Farms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Currituck Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5096, Longitude: -77.2324 In this case, the coordinates for Currituck Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Currituck Farms to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.082 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.445 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.316 degrees. |