Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gun:
  • 37.534592, -77.592211
  • 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 Gun

• 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 Gun is near Richmond County and also Henrico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico 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 Gun

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Gun ...

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 south)
  • Arrowhead is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Cherokee Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee Hills is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
• Grand Summit
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Grand Summit is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
• Granite
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Granite is located in Richmond City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
• Gravel Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Richmond City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Hobby Hill Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hobby Hill Farms is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby Hill Farms
• Holiday Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Lorraine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
• Lower Tuckahoe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lower Tuckahoe is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Tuckahoe
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Mooreland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mooreland is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
  • Partridge Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Partridge Hills is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Hills
  • Spring Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Willow Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Willow Oaks is located in Richmond City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
  • Wiseville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wiseville is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseville
  • Ziontown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ziontown is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziontown

How Far From Old Gun 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 Gun 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 Gun and extending to:

• Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Gun to Chesterfield, with an average speed<2> 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 just to the east (E).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,558 miles [7,335.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'