Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Maitland Village:
  • 37.200984, -77.471929
  • 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 Maitland Village

• 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 Dinwiddie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
  • Since Maitland Village is near Petersburg City and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Petersburg 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 Maitland Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maitland Village ...

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.

• Camelot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Camelot is located in Petersburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Chestnut Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Gardens is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gardens
• Field Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Field Crossing is located in Petersburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
• Grant Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
• Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Heights is located in Petersburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heights
• Jack
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jack is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
• Rabbit Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rabbit Run is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
• Ramblewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ramblewood is located in Petersburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
• River View Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • River View Park is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
• Robertson Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Robertson Place is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Place
• Sandy Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Ridge is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
• Trojan Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Trojan Woods is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Woods
• Virginia Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Virginia Hills is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Maitland Village and extending to:

• Dinwiddie, which is the Seat of Dinwiddie County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maitland Village to Dinwiddie, 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.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 119 miles [191.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'