Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grimstead:
  • 37.500412, -76.301331
  • 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 Grimstead

• 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 Mathews County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews County
  • Since Grimstead is near Middlesex County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Grimstead

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grimstead ...

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.

• Cricket Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cricket Hill is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
• Deltaville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Deltaville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deltaville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deltaville <1>
• Dixie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dixie is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Hardyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardyville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardyville <1>
• Haven ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Haven is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
• Haven Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Haven Beach is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Beach
• Moon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Moon is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
• Redart
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Redart is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redart
• Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
• Stingray Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
• Tabernacle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tabernacle is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle

How Far From Grimstead to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grimstead to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mathews, which is the Seat of Mathews County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Grimstead to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,925 miles [9,535.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'