Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Forest Lake Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Lake Hills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Forest Lake Hills

• 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 Forest Lake Hills:
  • 37.703199, -77.406648
  • 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 Forest Lake 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
  • Since Forest Lake Hills is near Henrico County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Forest Lake Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Lake 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.

• Ashcake
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ashcake is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
• Crosses Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Crosses Corner is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses Corner
• French Hay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • French Hay is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hay
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Greenway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greenway is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
• Heaths Store
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Heaths Store is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaths Store
• Kings Charter
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kings Charter is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
• Kingswood Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kingswood Court is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Court
• Lewistown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lewistown is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Lincoln Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Mimosa Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mimosa Hills is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Hills
  • Patrick Henry Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Patrick Henry Heights is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry Heights
  • Peaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Peaks is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
  • Poindexters
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Poindexters is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexters
  • Twin Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Forest Lake Hills and extending to:

• Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Forest Lake Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<2> 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 84 miles [135.2 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'