Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Old Cannon Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Cannon Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Cannon Estates

• 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 Old Cannon Estates:
  • 37.502368, -77.242753
  • 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 Old Cannon Estates

• 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 Henrico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
  • Since Old Cannon Estates is near New Kent County and also Hanover County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover 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 Old Cannon Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Cannon Estates ...

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.

• Dispatch ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dispatch is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
• Fair Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Green Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Lee Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lee Park is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
• Lewis Gardens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lewis Gardens is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Gardens
• Sandston Highland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandston Highland is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandston Highland
• Seven Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
• Virginia Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Virginia Heights is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
• Wicker Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wicker Corner is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Corner
• Woodlawn Terrace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Terrace is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace
• Woodview Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Woodview Hills is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodview Hills

How Far From Old Cannon Estates 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 Old Cannon Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Old Cannon Estates 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 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north (N). 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 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'