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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 The Mews, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Mews 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 The Mews:
- 37.493203, -77.480540
- 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 The Mews
- 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 The Mews is near Richmond City and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 The Mews
Communities Also Named The Mews ...
We found one communities that are also named The Mews.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named The Mews.
Beyond Virginia.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- James City County
- This The Mews is located in James City County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the The Mews that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of The Mews.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Mews ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Farm is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm
- Cherokee Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherry Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Fairpines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairpines is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpines
- Fawnbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fawnbrook is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawnbrook
- Grand Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Summit is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
- Granite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Granite is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Gravel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Kings Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Lower Rocketts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Rocketts is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Rocketts
- Pebble Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pebble Spring is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Spring
- Piney Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Piney Knolls is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knolls
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Spring Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Willow Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Oaks is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
- Wiseville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wiseville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseville
- Woodland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From The Mews 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 The Mews to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Mews and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from The Mews to Warsaw, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 northeast (NE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 99 miles [159.3 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 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- The Mews) 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 The Mews 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 The Mews. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4932, Longitude: -77.4805 In this case, the coordinates for The Mews have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.226 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.608 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.423 degrees. |
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