Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Robert Heights:
  • 37.348333, -76.538611
  • 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 Robert Heights

• 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 Robert Heights 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 Robert Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robert Heights ...

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.

• Clay Bank
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
• Gum Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gum Fork is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Fork
• Hermitage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hermitage is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
• Hermitage Banks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hermitage Banks is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Banks
• Money
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Money is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
• Ordinary
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ordinary is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordinary
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ordinary <1>
• Quiet Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Quiet Cove is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Cove
• Rosewell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosewell is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell
• Rosewell Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rosewell Harbor is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell Harbor

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

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

• Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the North.
• 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 Robert Heights 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 110 miles [177 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 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'