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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Osbornes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Osbornes and the surrounding area.
- 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 Osbornes:
- 37.344593, -77.369148
- 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 Osbornes
- 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 Osbornes is near Henrico County and also Prince George 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 Prince George 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 Osbornes
Curious and Interesting Names Near Osbornes ...
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 Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Level is located in Hopewell City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Level
- Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chimney Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chimney Corner is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
- Crescent Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Deep Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Dutch Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dutch Gap is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Gap
- Gay Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gay Farms is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Farms
- Grove Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grove Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Place
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jean Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jean Court is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Court
- Locust Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lost Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Forest
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Meadowville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Mistwood Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mistwood Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistwood Forest
- Quail Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Colonial Heights City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Osbornes to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Osbornes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Osbornes once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Osbornes and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Osbornes to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the north (N). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Osbornes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Osbornes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Osbornes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Osbornes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3446, Longitude: -77.3691 In this case, the coordinates for Osbornes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.169 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.52 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.432 degrees. |
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