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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deerwood 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 Deerwood:
- 37.777089, -77.905273
- 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
- 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 Deerwood is near Louisa County and also Powhatan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Powhatan 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 Deerwood
Communities Also Named Deerwood ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Deerwood.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Deerwood.
Beyond Virginia, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Albemarle County
- This Deerwood is located in Albemarle County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deerwood that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Deerwood.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- This Deerwood is located in Mobile County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Deerwood that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Deerwood.
- Arkansas
- Conway County
- This Deerwood is located in Conway County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the west of the Deerwood that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Deerwood.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Deerwood is located in Sussex County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deerwood that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Deerwood.
- Florida
- Duval 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 Florida community of Deerwood [Duval County].
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Deerwood is located in Glynn County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Deerwood that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Deerwood.
- Gwinnett County
- This Deerwood is located in Gwinnett County and lies 430 miles [692 km] to the southwest of the Deerwood that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Deerwood.
- Houston County
- This Deerwood is located in Houston County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km] to the southwest of the Deerwood that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Deerwood.
- Indiana
- Johnson County
- This Deerwood is located in Johnson County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deerwood that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Deerwood.
- Manitoba
- This Deerwood lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deerwood that is located in Goochland County.
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Deerwood is located in Charles County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deerwood that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Deerwood.
- Minnesota
- Crow Wing County
- This Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deerwood that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crow Wing County community of Deerwood.
- Kittson County
- This Deerwood is located in Kittson County and lies 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km] to the northwest of the Deerwood that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittson County community of Deerwood.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Deerwood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Deerwood that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Deerwood.
- Wayne County
- This Deerwood is located in Wayne County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the south of the Deerwood that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Deerwood.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Deerwood is located in Aiken County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Deerwood that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Deerwood.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Deerwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Deerwood that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Deerwood.
- Williamson County
- This Deerwood is located in Williamson County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km] to the west of the Deerwood that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Deerwood.
- Wyoming
- Albany County
- This Deerwood is located in Albany County and lies 1,515 miles [2,438.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deerwood that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Deerwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deerwood ...
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.
- Cedar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Point is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Deep Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Woods is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
- Gays ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Georges Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Georges Landing is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Landing
- Gum Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holly Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Irwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Maidens Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maidens Forest is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens Forest
- Mayos Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mayos Woods is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayos Woods
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Orchid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orchid is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Poplar Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Forest is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forest
- Running Still
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Running Still is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Still
- Sandy Hook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Three Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Three Oaks is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Willowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From Deerwood 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 Deerwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deerwood and extending to:
- Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Deerwood to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Deerwood) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Deerwood 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 Deerwood 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7771, Longitude: -77.9053 In this case, the coordinates for Deerwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.46 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.917 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.492 degrees. |
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