Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pocahontas Acres:
  • 37.405704, -77.578600
  • 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 Pocahontas Acres

• 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 Pocahontas Acres 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 Pocahontas Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pocahontas Acres ...

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 north)
  • Arrowhead is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Chestnut Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Courthouse Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Courthouse Green is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Green
• Fairpines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairpines is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpines
• Five Forks
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Indian Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Kings Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
• Land O'Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Land O'Pines is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Pines
• Nuttree ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Nuttree is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttree
• Pebble Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pebble Spring is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Spring
• Rolling Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills

How Far From Pocahontas Acres 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 Pocahontas Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Pocahontas Acres to Richmond, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'