Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in French Hay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to French Hay and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for French Hay

• 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 French Hay:
  • 37.687089, -77.461928
  • 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 French Hay

• 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 French Hay is near Henrico County and also Richmond City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 French Hay

Curious and Interesting Names Near French Hay ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ashcake is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
• Glen Allen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Allen is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Allen <1>
• Greenwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Greenwood is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Heaths Store
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Heaths Store is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaths Store
• Kings Charter
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Kings Charter is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
• Kingswood Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Kingswood Court is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Court
• Laurel Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel Park is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
• Lewistown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lewistown is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• Lincoln Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Longdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Longdale is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
• Poindexters
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Poindexters is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexters
• Quail Walk
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
• Randolph Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Randolph Ridge is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Ridge
• Yellow Tavern
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Yellow Tavern is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Tavern

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

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

• Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from French Hay to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'