Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Chesconessex:
  • 37.743185, -75.778542
  • 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 South Chesconessex

• 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
  • Since South Chesconessex is near Northampton County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 South Chesconessex

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Chesconessex ...

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.

• Bobtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bobtown is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
• Cashville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cashville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
• Chase Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Chase Crossing is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Crossing
• Crockett Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
• Deep Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Deep Creek is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
• Graysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Graysville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
• Greenbush
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greenbush is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• High Woods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • High Woods is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
• Jordan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jordan is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Justisville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Justisville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
• Little Hell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Little Hell is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell
• Locksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Locksville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locksville
• Savageville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Savageville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
• Ticktown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ticktown is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticktown

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

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

• Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from South Chesconessex to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'