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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 Quioccasin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quioccasin and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Quioccasin:
    • 37.607368, -77.578877
    • 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 Quioccasin
  • 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 Henrico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
    • Since Quioccasin is near Richmond County and also Goochland 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 Goochland 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 Quioccasin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quioccasin ...

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.

  • Cherokee Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • English Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • English Hills is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
  • Erin Shades
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Erin Shades is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Shades
  • Glen Allen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Summit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Grand Summit is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
  • Hobby Hill Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hobby Hill Farms is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby Hill Farms
  • Holiday Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Laurel Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel Park is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Lorraine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
  • Lower Tuckahoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Tuckahoe is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Tuckahoe
  • Mooreland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mooreland is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
  • Old Gun
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Old Gun is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gun
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pagebrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pagebrook is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagebrook
    • Partridge Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Partridge Hills is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Hills
    • Shady Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shady Grove is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Short Pump
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sweet Briar Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sweet Briar Park is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Park
    • Willow Oaks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Oaks is located in Richmond City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
    • Ziontown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Ziontown is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziontown

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Quioccasin to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 93 miles [149.7 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Quioccasin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Quioccasin 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 Quioccasin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6074, Longitude: -77.5789       In this case, the coordinates for Quioccasin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.278 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.684 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.421 degrees.