Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Land O'Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Land O'Pines and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Land O'Pines

• 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 Land O'Pines:
  • 37.430982, -77.528876
  • 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 Land O'Pines

• 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 Land O'Pines is near Richmond County and also Richmond City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Land O'Pines

Curious and Interesting Names Near Land O'Pines ...

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.

• Arrowhead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Arrowhead is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Cedar Farm
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Farm is located in Richmond City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm
• Chestnut Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Courthouse Green
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Courthouse Green is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Green
• Fairpines
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fairpines is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpines
• Fawnbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fawnbrook is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawnbrook
• Five Forks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Indian Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Kings Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
• Lost Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lost Forest is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Forest
• Pebble Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pebble Spring is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Spring
• Piney Knolls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Knolls is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knolls
• Rolling Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills

How Far From Land O'Pines 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 Land O'Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Land O'Pines and extending to:

• Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Land O'Pines to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'