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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 Deerfield Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deerfield Estates 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 Deerfield Estates:
- 37.383482, -77.520542
- 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 Deerfield 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Deerfield Estates is near Richmond City and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Deerfield Estates
Communities Also Named Deerfield Estates ...
We found four communities that are also named Deerfield Estates.
There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Deerfield Estates.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Deerfield Estates in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Culpeper County
- This Deerfield Estates is located in Culpeper County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deerfield Estates that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Deerfield Estates.
- Fauquier County
- This Deerfield Estates is located in Fauquier County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the north of the Deerfield Estates that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Deerfield Estates.
- Northampton County
- This Deerfield Estates is located in Northampton County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the east of the Deerfield Estates that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Deerfield Estates.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Deerfield Estates is located in Bartow County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Deerfield Estates that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Deerfield Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deerfield 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.
- Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Courthouse Green
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Courthouse Green is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Green
- Crescent Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crescent Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Edenshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edenshire is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenshire
- Fairpines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairpines is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpines
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Indian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Kings Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Land O'Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Land O'Pines is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Pines
- Lost Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lost Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Forest
- Pebble Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pebble Spring is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Spring
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
How Far From Deerfield Estates 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 Deerfield Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deerfield Estates and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Deerfield Estates 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 107 miles [172.2 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,983 miles [9,628.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deerfield Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Deerfield Estates 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 Deerfield Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3835, Longitude: -77.5205 In this case, the coordinates for Deerfield Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.255 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.623 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.478 degrees. |
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