Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Subletts:
  • 37.585703, -77.749161
  • 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 Subletts

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Subletts ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Amber Lake is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Lake
• Chestnut Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Oaks is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Oaks
• Dover Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dover Run is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Run
• Fine Creek Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fine Creek Mills is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Creek Mills
• Flat Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Rock is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Goosepoint
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Goosepoint is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosepoint
• Hermitage Hamlet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hermitage Hamlet is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hamlet
• Holly Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Holly Hills is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Hunters Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunters Woods is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
• Lee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Lower Tuckahoe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lower Tuckahoe is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Tuckahoe
• Pagebrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pagebrook is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagebrook
• Partridge Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Partridge Hills is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Hills
• Pleasant Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Green is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green

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

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

• Powhatan, which is the Seat of Powhatan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Subletts to Powhatan, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'