Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Longwood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Longwood Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Longwood Acres

• 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 Longwood Acres:
  • 37.450148, -77.552766
  • 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 Longwood 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 Longwood Acres 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 Longwood Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Longwood 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.

• Arrowhead
  (2 miles [3.2 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 east)
  • Cedar Farm is located in Richmond City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm
• Chestnut Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Fairpines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairpines is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpines
• Fawnbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fawnbrook is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawnbrook
• Five Forks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Kings Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
• Land O'Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Land O'Pines is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Pines
• Pebble Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Spring Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
• Wiseville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wiseville is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseville

How Far From Longwood Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Longwood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Longwood Acres 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 northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Longwood Acres 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 103 miles [165.8 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>'