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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 Genito Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Genito Estates 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 Genito Estates:
    • 37.431538, -77.613601
    • 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 Genito Estates
  • 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
    • Since Genito Estates is near Richmond County and also Richmond City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Genito Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Genito Estates ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Arrowhead is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Fairpines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fairpines is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpines
  • Fawnbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fawnbrook is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawnbrook
  • Five Forks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Kings Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
  • Land O'Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Land O'Pines is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Pines
  • Nuttree ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Nuttree is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttree
  • Otterdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
  • Rolling Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Spring Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Wiseville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wiseville is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseville

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

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

  • Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Genito Estates 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 105 miles [169 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Genito Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Genito Estates 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 Genito Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4315, Longitude: -77.6136       In this case, the coordinates for Genito Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.306 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.689 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.499 degrees.