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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 Lewis Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lewis Gardens 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 Lewis Gardens:
- 37.513480, -77.338590
- 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 Lewis Gardens
- 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 Henrico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
- Since Lewis Gardens 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 Lewis Gardens
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewis Gardens ...
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.
- Fair Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Gilbert Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gilbert Gardens is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Gardens
- Heckler Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Lee Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Lower Rocketts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lower Rocketts is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Rocketts
- Sandston Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandston Highland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandston Highland
- Seven Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Virginia Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Virginia Heights is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Woodlawn Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Terrace is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace
How Far From Lewis Gardens 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 Lewis Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lewis Gardens and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Lewis Gardens 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 three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,548 miles [7,319.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lewis Gardens) 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 Lewis Gardens 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 Lewis Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5135, Longitude: -77.3386 In this case, the coordinates for Lewis Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.143 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.516 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.358 degrees. |
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