Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Staffordshire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Staffordshire and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Staffordshire
- 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 Staffordshire:
- 37.535147, -77.585544
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Staffordshire
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Staffordshire is near Richmond County and also Henrico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- eBird sighting report for Henrico 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Staffordshire ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherokee Hills is located in Richmond County
- Grand Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
- Grand Summit is located in Chesterfield County
- Gravel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Richmond City
- Hobby Hill Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobby Hill Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby Hill Farms
- Hobby Hill Farms is located in Richmond County
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Chesterfield County
- Lorraine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Mooreland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Old Gun
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Spring Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County
- Wiseville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Ziontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Staffordshire and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Staffordshire to Chesterfield, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,558 miles [7,335.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Staffordshire. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Staffordshire) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Staffordshire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5351, Longitude: -77.5855 In this case, the coordinates for Staffordshire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Staffordshire to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.285 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.681 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.45 degrees. |