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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 Lora Lynn Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lora Lynn Heights 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 Lora Lynn Heights:
    • 37.339594, -77.448318
    • 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 Lora Lynn Heights
  • 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 Lora Lynn Heights is near Colonial Heights City and also Henrico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colonial Heights City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico 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 Lora Lynn Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lora Lynn Heights ...

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.

  • Chester
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Chimney Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Chimney Corner is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
  • Courthouse Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Courthouse Green is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Green
  • Crescent Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Crescent Park is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
  • Dutch Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutch Gap is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Gap
  • Edenshire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Edenshire is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenshire
  • Gay Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gay Farms is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Farms
  • Grove Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Grove Place is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Place
  • Indian Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Jean Court
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jean Court is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Court
    • Lakeview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Lakeview is located in Colonial Heights City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Locust Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Locust Grove is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Lost Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Lost Forest is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Forest
    • Mistwood Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Mistwood Forest is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistwood Forest
    • Quail Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks

How Far From Lora Lynn Heights 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 Lora Lynn Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lora Lynn Heights and extending to:

  • Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Lora Lynn Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 109 miles [175.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lora Lynn Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Lora Lynn Heights 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 Lora Lynn Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3396, Longitude: -77.4483       In this case, the coordinates for Lora Lynn Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.215 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.571 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.465 degrees.