Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Olivers 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 Olivers Estates:
  • 37.312778, -76.555000
  • 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 Olivers 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
  • Since Olivers Estates is near York County and also James City County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for James City 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 Olivers Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Olivers 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.

• Carp Circle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Carp Circle is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp Circle
• Clay Bank
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
• Crab
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Crab is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
• Gum Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gum Fork is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Fork
• Harbor Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbor Hills is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
• Hermitage
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hermitage is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
• Hermitage Banks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hermitage Banks is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Banks
• Marshall Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall Heights is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
• Ordinary
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ordinary is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordinary
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ordinary <1>
• Quiet Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Quiet Cove is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Cove
• Rosewell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosewell is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell
• Rosewell Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosewell Harbor is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell Harbor

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Olivers Estates and extending to:

• Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Olivers Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'