Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tabscott East:
  • 37.855976, -78.066944
  • 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 Tabscott East

• 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 Tabscott East is near Fluvanna County and also Louisa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fluvanna 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 Tabscott East

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tabscott East ...

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.

• Chimney Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Chimney Springs is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
• Cranks ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cranks is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
• Deep Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Deep Woods is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
• Ferncliff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ferncliff is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
• Georges Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Georges Landing is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Landing
• Georges Tavern
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Georges Tavern is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Tavern
• Kents Store
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
• Mallory ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mallory is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
• Quail
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Quail is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
• Stage Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stage Junction is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Junction
• Trice ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Trice is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trice
• Yanceyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Yanceyville is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceyville

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

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

• Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tabscott East to Goochland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 91 miles [146.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'