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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 Fieldcrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fieldcrest 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 Fieldcrest:
    • 37.251389, -76.796111
    • 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 Fieldcrest
  • 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 Fieldcrest is near Williamsburg City and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Surry 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 Fieldcrest

Communities Also Named Fieldcrest ...

We found five communities that are also named Fieldcrest.

Within Virginia, the name Fieldcrest is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Fieldcrest [Cook County].
    • Indiana
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Fieldcrest [Hamilton County].
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Fieldcrest is located in Carroll County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<2> to the north of the Fieldcrest that is located in James City County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Fieldcrest.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Fieldcrest is located in Rutherford County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<2> to the west of the Fieldcrest that is located in James City County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Fieldcrest.
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This Fieldcrest is located in Monongalia County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Fieldcrest that is located in James City County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Fieldcrest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fieldcrest ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Chestnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • 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 west)
    • Claybank Landing is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank Landing
  • First Colony
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • First Colony is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
  • Five Forks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Five Forks is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Fords Colony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fords Colony is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Colony
  • Forest Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Forest Glen is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
  • Heritage Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Heritage Landing is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Landing
  • Hollybrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hollybrook is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybrook
  • Indigo Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Indigo Terrace is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Terrace
  • Jamestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown Farms is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Farms
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Kingswood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Kingswood is located in James City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
    • Longhill Gate
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Longhill Gate is located in James City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhill Gate
    • Middle Plantation
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Middle Plantation is located in James City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Plantation
    • Mount Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Rich Neck Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rich Neck Heights is located in Williamsburg City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck Heights
    • Scotland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Scotland is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Steeple Chase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Steeple Chase is located in James City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase
    • Walnut Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Williamsburg City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fieldcrest and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Fieldcrest to Richmond, with an average speed<4> 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 114 miles [183.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Fieldcrest 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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Fieldcrest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Fieldcrest 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 Fieldcrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2514, Longitude: -76.7961       In this case, the coordinates for Fieldcrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.844 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.135 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.237 degrees.