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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 Nash Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nash Grove 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 Nash Grove:
- 37.285428, -77.570823
- 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 Nash Grove
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Nash Grove is near Dinwiddie County and also Amelia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amelia 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 Nash Grove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nash Grove ...
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.
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Gardens is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gardens
- College Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- College Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Courthouse Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Courthouse Green is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Green
- Edenshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edenshire is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenshire
- Five Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Grant Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Holly ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Hunters Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Green is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Green
- Jack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jack is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Colonial Heights City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Leader
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leader is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leader
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lost Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Forest
- Mistwood Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mistwood Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistwood Forest
- Rabbit Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rabbit Run is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
- River View Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- River View Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
- Robertson Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robertson Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Place
- Sandy Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Trojan Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trojan Woods is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Woods
- Woodlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Colonial Heights City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Nash Grove 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 Nash Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nash Grove and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Nash Grove to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 115 miles [185.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 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 from Point A (ie- Nash Grove) 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 Nash Grove 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 Nash Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2854, Longitude: -77.5708 In this case, the coordinates for Nash Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.288 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.647 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.534 degrees. |
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