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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 Kimberly Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kimberly Acres 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 Kimberly Acres:
    • 37.418204, -77.471651
    • 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 Kimberly Acres
  • 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
    • Since Kimberly Acres is near Richmond City and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Kimberly Acres

Communities Also Named Kimberly Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Kimberly Acres.

Within Virginia, the name Kimberly Acres is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Kimberly Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This Kimberly Acres is located in Forsyth County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kimberly Acres that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Kimberly Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kimberly Acres ...

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.

  • Cedar Farm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Farm is located in Richmond City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm
  • Chimney Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chimney Corner is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
  • Courthouse Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Courthouse Green is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Green
  • Crescent Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crescent Park is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
  • Fairpines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairpines is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpines
  • Indian Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Jean Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jean Court is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Court
  • Kings Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
  • Land O'Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Land O'Pines is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Pines
  • Lost Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lost Forest is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Forest
  • Pebble Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pebble Spring is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Spring
  • Quail Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
  • Rolling Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills

How Far From Kimberly Acres 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 Kimberly Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Kimberly Acres to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Kimberly Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Kimberly Acres 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 Kimberly Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4182, Longitude: -77.4717       In this case, the coordinates for Kimberly Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.225 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.594 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.446 degrees.