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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 Hunters Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunters Woods 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 Hunters Woods:
    • 37.637647, -77.804717
    • 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 Hunters Woods
  • 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 Goochland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
    • Since Hunters Woods is near Powhatan County and also Louisa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Powhatan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa 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 Hunters Woods

Communities Also Named Hunters Woods ...

We found two communities that are also named Hunters Woods.

Within Virginia, the name Hunters Woods is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • This Hunters Woods is located in Rankin County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hunters Woods that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Hunters Woods.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Hunters Woods is located in Greenville County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hunters Woods that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Hunters Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunters Woods ...

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.

  • Amber Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Amber Lake is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Lake
  • Dover Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dover Run is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Run
  • Fine Creek Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fine Creek Mills is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Creek Mills
  • Fords
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fords is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
  • Fox Downs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Downs is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Downs
  • Goosepoint
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Goosepoint is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosepoint
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Horsepen Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Horsepen Hills is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen Hills
  • Lee
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lee is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Maidens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oilville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pleasant Green is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Smokey Hollow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Smokey Hollow is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Hollow
    • Strawberry Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Strawberry Run is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Run
    • Subletts
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Subletts is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts
    • Timber Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Timber Ridge is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Wheatlands
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wheatlands is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatlands
    • Windy Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Windy Run is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Run

How Far From Hunters Woods 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 Hunters Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hunters Woods and extending to:

  • Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Hunters Woods to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,564 miles [7,345 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunters Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hunters Woods 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 Hunters Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6376, Longitude: -77.8047       In this case, the coordinates for Hunters Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.408 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.836 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.502 degrees.