Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rochambeau Village:
  • 37.213757, -76.577453
  • 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 Rochambeau Village

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Rochambeau Village is near Newport News City and also James City County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newport News City
  • 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 Rochambeau Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rochambeau Village ...

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.

• Blacksmith Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Blacksmith Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksmith Corner
• Booth
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Booth is located in James City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
• Carp Circle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Carp Circle is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp Circle
• Charles Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Charles Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
• Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Grove is located in James City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Hickory Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Lee Hall
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
• Merry Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Merry Oaks is located in Newport News City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
• Patricia Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Patricia Heights is located in Newport News City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricia Heights
• Sawmill Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sawmill Corner is located in James City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Corner
• Woods Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woods Run is located in Newport News City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run

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

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

• Yorktown, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Rochambeau Village to Richmond, with an average speed<2> 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 118 miles [189.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,526 miles [7,283.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'