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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 Mayfair Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mayfair Place 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 Mayfair Place:
    • 37.571257, -77.387203
    • 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 Mayfair Place
  • 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 Henrico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
    • Since Mayfair Place is near Richmond County and also Hanover County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover 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 Mayfair Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mayfair Place ...

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.

  • Chestnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Chickahominy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chickahominy is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickahominy
  • Cloverland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cloverland is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
  • Cold Harbor Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cold Harbor Farms is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Harbor Farms
  • Dogwood Knoll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dogwood Knoll is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Knoll
  • Fair Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Gilbert Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gilbert Gardens is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Gardens
  • Heckler Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
  • Holly Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Holly Ridge is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
  • Lewis Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewis Gardens is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Gardens
  • Lower Rocketts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lower Rocketts is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Rocketts
  • Lynn Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lynn Grove is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Grove
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Meadow Gate
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadow Gate is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Gate
    • Mechanicsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Spring Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Meadows is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
    • Virginia Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Virginia Heights is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
    • Walnut Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the southwest (SW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 93 miles [149.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Mayfair Place to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,548 miles [7,319.3 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mayfair Place) 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 Mayfair Place 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 Mayfair Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5713, Longitude: -77.3872       In this case, the coordinates for Mayfair Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.169 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.553 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.356 degrees.