Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Orapax Farms:
  • 37.533757, -77.205530
  • 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 Orapax Farms

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orapax Farms ...

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.

• Crumps Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Crumps Mill is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Mill
• Dispatch ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dispatch is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
• Fair Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Green Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Kirbytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kirbytown is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbytown
• Lee Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lee Park is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
• Sandston Highland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sandston Highland is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandston Highland
• Seven Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
• Valley Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Oaks is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oaks
• Wicker Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wicker Corner is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Corner
• Woodlawn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
• Woodlawn Terrace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Terrace is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace
• Woodview Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Woodview Hills is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodview Hills

How Far From Orapax Farms 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 Orapax Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• New Kent, which is the Seat of New Kent County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Orapax Farms to New Kent, 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'