Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mimosa Hills:
  • 37.682088, -77.378870
  • 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 Mimosa Hills

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mimosa Hills ...

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.

• Ashcake
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ashcake is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
• Buckeye
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Buckeye is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Crosses Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Crosses Corner is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses Corner
• Georgetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Georgetown is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Greenway
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenway is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
• Hilly Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hilly Farms is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilly Farms
• Holly Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Holly Ridge is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
• Kings Charter
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kings Charter is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
• Kingswood Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kingswood Court is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Court
• Lincoln Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Patrick Henry Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Patrick Henry Heights is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry Heights
• Peaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Peaks is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Pebblebrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pebblebrook is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
  • Poindexters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Poindexters is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexters
  • Robin Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Robin Ridge is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
  • Twin Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

How Far From Mimosa Hills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mimosa Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies just to the North.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Mimosa Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'