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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 Hanover Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hanover Farms and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hanover Farms:
- 37.583478, -77.296367
- 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 Hanover Farms
- 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 Hanover Farms 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 Hanover Farms
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hanover Farms ...
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.
- Cherrydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Cold Harbor Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cold Harbor Farms is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Harbor Farms
- Dogwood Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Knoll is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Knoll
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Green Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hughes Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hughes Corner is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Corner
- Kirbytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kirbytown is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbytown
- Lee Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Meadow Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Gate is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Gate
- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orchard Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orchard Gardens is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Gardens
- Raven Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Raven Run is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sandston Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandston Highland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandston Highland
- Seven Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Spring Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Meadows is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Valley Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Oaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oaks
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Wicker Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wicker Corner is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Corner
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodlawn Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Terrace is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace
How Far From Hanover Farms 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 Hanover Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hanover Farms and extending to:
- Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hanover Farms to Hanover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 91 miles [146.5 km] to the north (N). 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 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hanover Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hanover Farms 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 Hanover Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5835, Longitude: -77.2964 In this case, the coordinates for Hanover Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.115 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.495 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.315 degrees. |
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