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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 Deerwood Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deerwood Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Deerwood Hills:
    • 37.306667, -76.830556
    • 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 Deerwood Hills
  • 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 James City County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for James City County
    • Since Deerwood Hills is near Charles City County and also Williamsburg City, 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 Williamsburg City
  • 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 Deerwood Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deerwood Hills ...

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.

  • Adams Hunt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Adams Hunt is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Hunt
  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Camelot is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Centerville is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Chestnut Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Claybank Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Claybank Landing is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank Landing
  • Fieldcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fieldcrest is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
  • First Colony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • First Colony is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
  • Fords Colony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fords Colony is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Colony
  • Forest Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Glen is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
  • Fox Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Ridge is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
  • Heritage Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Heritage Landing is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Landing
  • Hunters Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hunters Creek is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Lightfoot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Longhill Gate
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Longhill Gate is located in James City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhill Gate
    • Middle Plantation
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Middle Plantation is located in James City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Plantation
    • Steeple Chase
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Steeple Chase is located in James City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase

How Far From Deerwood Hills 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 Deerwood Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Deerwood Hills and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Deerwood Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 110 miles [177 km] to the north (N). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,533 miles [7,295.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deerwood Hills) 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 Deerwood Hills 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 Deerwood Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3067, Longitude: -76.8306       In this case, the coordinates for Deerwood Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.861 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.162 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.23 degrees.