Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 James River Estates:
  • 37.577369, -77.662213
  • 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 James River 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 Goochland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
  • Since James River Estates is near Henrico County and also Powhatan 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 Powhatan 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 James River Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near James River 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.

• Dover Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dover Run is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Run
• Goosepoint
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Goosepoint is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosepoint
• Hermitage Hamlet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hermitage Hamlet is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hamlet
• Hobby Hill Farms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobby Hill Farms is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby Hill Farms
• Holiday Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Lorraine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
• Lower Tuckahoe
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lower Tuckahoe is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Tuckahoe
• Mooreland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mooreland is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
• Old Gun
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Gun is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gun
• Pagebrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pagebrook is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagebrook
• Partridge Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Partridge Hills is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Hills
• Short Pump
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Short Pump is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Pump
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Short Pump <1>
• Subletts
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Subletts is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts
• Ziontown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ziontown is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziontown

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

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

• Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from James River Estates to Goochland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 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 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'