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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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mayfair Place
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Richmond County
  • Chickahominy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickahominy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickahominy
    • Chickahominy is located in Henrico County
  • Cloverland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
    • Cloverland is located in Henrico County
  • Cold Harbor Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Harbor Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Harbor Farms
    • Cold Harbor Farms is located in Hanover County
  • Dogwood Knoll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Knoll
    • Dogwood Knoll is located in Hanover County
  • Fair Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fair Oaks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
  • Gilbert Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Gardens
    • Gilbert Gardens is located in Henrico County
  • Heckler Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
    • Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
  • Holly Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
    • Holly Ridge is located in Hanover County
  • Lewis Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Gardens
    • Lewis Gardens is located in Henrico County
  • Lower Rocketts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Rocketts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Rocketts
    • Lower Rocketts is located in Richmond County
  • Lynn Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Grove
    • Lynn Grove is located in Henrico County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Meadow Gate
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Gate
      • Meadow Gate is located in Hanover County
    • Mechanicsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Mechanicsville is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsville <3>
    • Spring Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
      • Spring Meadows is located in Hanover County
    • Virginia Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
      • Virginia Heights is located in Henrico County
    • Walnut Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Hanover County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> 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]<4> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Mayfair Place to White House, with an average speed<5>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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,548 miles [7,319.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mayfair Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Henrico County: www.co.henrico.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mayfair Place) to Point B.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>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.169 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.553 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.356 degrees.




 

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