Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Manakin:
  • 37.601536, -77.702214
  • 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 Manakin

• 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 Goochland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
  • Since Manakin is near Powhatan County and also Henrico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Powhatan County
  • 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 Manakin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manakin ...

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.

• Amber Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Amber Lake is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Lake
• Centerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Centerville is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Dover Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dover Run is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Run
• Fords
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fords is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
• Goosepoint
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Goosepoint is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosepoint
• Hermitage Hamlet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hermitage Hamlet is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hamlet
• Hickory Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Haven is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
• Lorraine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
• Lower Tuckahoe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Tuckahoe is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Tuckahoe
• Pagebrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pagebrook is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagebrook
• Partridge Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Partridge Hills is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Hills
• Subletts
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Subletts is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts
• Sycamore Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sycamore Creek is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek

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

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

• Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Manakin to Goochland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 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 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 5,981 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 6,682 miles [10,753.6 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>'