Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Midlothian, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Midlothian and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Midlothian
- 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 Midlothian:
- 37.503019, -77.648965
- 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 Midlothian
- 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Midlothian is near Richmond County and also Powhatan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- eBird sighting report for Powhatan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Midlothian ...
We found seven communities that share the name Midlothian.
Within Virginia, the name Midlothian is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Midlothian is located in Cook County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Midlothian that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Midlothian.
- Kansas
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Midlothian [Clark County].
- Harper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Midlothian [Harper County].
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Midlothian is located in Allegany County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Midlothian that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Midlothian.
- Oklahoma
- Lincoln County
- This Midlothian is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the west of the Midlothian that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Midlothian.
- Ontario
- This Midlothian lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the north of the Midlothian that is located in Chesterfield County.
- Texas
- Ellis County
- This Midlothian is located in Ellis County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the west of the Midlothian that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Midlothian.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Midlothian ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Grand Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
- Grand Summit is located in Chesterfield County
- Hallsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hobby Hill Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobby Hill Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby Hill Farms
- Hobby Hill Farms is located in Richmond County
- Holiday Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Chesterfield County
- Holly Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Hills is located in Powhatan County
- Lorraine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Lower Tuckahoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Tuckahoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Tuckahoe
- Lower Tuckahoe is located in Goochland County
- Mooreland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Nuttree ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Old Gun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Otterdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Partridge Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Partridge Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Hills
- Partridge Hills is located in Goochland County
- Spring Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County
- Wiseville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Otterdale
How Far From Midlothian 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 Midlothian to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Midlothian and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Midlothian to Chesterfield, with an average speed<4> 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,983 miles [9,628.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Midlothian. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Midlothian) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Midlothian. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5030, Longitude: -77.6490 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Midlothian could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Midlothian to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.323 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.72 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.487 degrees. |