Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Strawberry Run:
  • 37.657091, -77.824995
  • 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 Strawberry Run

• 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 Goochland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
  • Since Strawberry Run is near Powhatan County and also Louisa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Powhatan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa 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 Strawberry Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Strawberry Run ...

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.

• Amber Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Amber Lake is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Lake
• Fine Creek Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fine Creek Mills is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Creek Mills
• Fox Downs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fox Downs is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Downs
• Hillcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hillcrest is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Horsepen Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Horsepen Hills is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen Hills
• Hunters Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hunters Woods is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
• Lee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lee is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Maidens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Maidens is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maidens <1>
• Maidens Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maidens Forest is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens Forest
• Oilville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oilville is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oilville <1>
• Pleasant Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Green is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
• Smokey Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Smokey Hollow is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Hollow
• Timber Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

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

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

• Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Strawberry Run to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 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 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,564 miles [7,345 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'