Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Coach 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 Old Coach Hills:
  • 37.443204, -77.518875
  • 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 Coach 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
  • Since Old Coach Hills is near Richmond County and also Richmond City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond City

• 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 Coach Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Coach 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.

• Cedar Farm
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Farm is located in Richmond City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm
• Chestnut Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Fairpines
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fairpines is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpines
• Fawnbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fawnbrook is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawnbrook
• Five Forks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Indian Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Kings Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
• Land O'Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Land O'Pines is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Pines
• Pebble Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pebble Spring is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Spring
• Piney Knolls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Knolls is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knolls
• Rolling Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills

How Far From Old Coach Hills 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 Old Coach 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 Old Coach Hills and extending to:

• Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the South.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Old Coach Hills to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'