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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 Lower Rocketts, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lower Rocketts 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 Lower Rocketts:
- 37.502925, -77.399426
- 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 Lower Rocketts
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Lower Rocketts is near Henrico County and also Richmond City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico 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 Lower Rocketts
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Rocketts ...
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.
- Cedar Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Farm is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm
- Cherry Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chimney Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chimney Corner is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
- Cloverland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cloverland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Fair Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Fawnbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fawnbrook is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawnbrook
- Gilbert Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gilbert Gardens is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Gardens
- Granite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Granite is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Gravel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Heckler Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Lee Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lewis Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lewis Gardens is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Gardens
- Lynn Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lynn Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Grove
- Pebble Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Spring is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Spring
- Piney Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Piney Knolls is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knolls
- Sandston Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandston Highland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandston Highland
- Seven Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Virginia Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Heights is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Willow Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Oaks is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
- Woodland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodland Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodlawn Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Terrace is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace
How Far From Lower Rocketts to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lower Rocketts to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lower Rocketts and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lower Rocketts to Warsaw, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the northwest (NW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 km] to the north (N). 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 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,551 miles [7,324.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lower Rocketts) 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 Lower Rocketts 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 Lower Rocketts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5029, Longitude: -77.3994 In this case, the coordinates for Lower Rocketts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.179 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.555 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.386 degrees. |
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