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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 Heaths Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heaths Store 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 Heaths Store:
- 37.735699, -77.451094
- 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 Heaths Store
- 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 Heaths Store 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 Heaths Store
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heaths Store ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcake is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
- Crosses Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crosses Corner is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses Corner
- French Hay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- French Hay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hay
- Glen Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Gum Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gum Tree is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Kings Charter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Charter is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
- Kingswood Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingswood Court is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Court
- Lanes Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lanes Corner is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
- Lewistown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lewistown is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Littlepages Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Littlepages Ferry is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlepages Ferry
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Longdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Mimosa Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mimosa Hills is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Hills
- Patrick Henry Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
- Poindexters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poindexters is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexters
- Quail Walk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Randolph Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Randolph Ridge is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Ridge
- Slash Cottage
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Slash Cottage is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slash Cottage
How Far From Heaths Store 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 Heaths Store to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Heaths Store and extending to:
- Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Heaths Store to Richmond, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 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 5,965 miles [9,599.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 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 '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- Heaths Store) 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 Heaths Store 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 Heaths Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7357, Longitude: -77.4511 In this case, the coordinates for Heaths Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.198 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.611 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.322 degrees. |
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