Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sutherland Manor:
  • 37.191262, -77.550544
  • 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 Sutherland Manor

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

• 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 Sutherland Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sutherland Manor ...

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.

• Chestnut Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Gardens is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gardens
• Five Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Grant Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
• Hunters Green
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hunters Green is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Green
• Jack
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jack is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
• Leader
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Leader is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leader
• Rabbit Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rabbit Run is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
• River View Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • River View Park is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
• Robertson Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Robertson Place is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Place
• Sandy Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Ridge is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
• Trojan Woods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Trojan Woods is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Woods
• Virginia Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Virginia Hills is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills

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

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

• Dinwiddie, which is the Seat of Dinwiddie County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Sutherland Manor to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,570 miles [7,354.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'