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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 Lochridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lochridge 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 Lochridge:
    • 38.100970, -78.478623
    • 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 Lochridge
  • 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
    • Since Lochridge is near Charlottesville City and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlottesville City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Lochridge

Communities Also Named Lochridge ...

We found two communities that are also named Lochridge.

Within Virginia, the name Lochridge is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Lochridge is located in Jefferson County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lochridge that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lochridge.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This Lochridge is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lochridge that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Lochridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lochridge ...

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.

  • Branchland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Branchland is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchland
  • Chapel Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chapel Hills is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
  • Clover Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Deerwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Deerwood is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Fieldbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fieldbrook is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldbrook
  • Four Seasons
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Four Seasons is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Hydraulic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
  • Ivy Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ivy Farms is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Farms
  • Ivy Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ivy Ridge is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
  • Little Clover Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Little Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Clover Hill
  • Raintree
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Raintree is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
  • Squire Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Squire Hill is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire Hill

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

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

  • Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the South.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Lochridge to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 km] to the northeast (NE). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,575 miles [7,362.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lochridge) 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 Lochridge 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 Lochridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1010, Longitude: -78.4786       In this case, the coordinates for Lochridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.782 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.333 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.612 degrees.