Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tally Ho Estates:
  • 37.805422, -77.921107
  • 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 Tally Ho Estates

• 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 Tally Ho Estates is near Louisa County and also Powhatan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Powhatan 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 Tally Ho Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tally Ho Estates ...

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.

• Apple Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Apple Grove is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
• Deep Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Deep Woods is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
• Deerwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Deerwood is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Gays ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gays is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
• Georges Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Georges Landing is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Landing
• Gum Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Gum Spring is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gum Spring <1>
• Holly Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Holly Grove is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Mayos Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mayos Woods is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayos Woods
• Orchid
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Orchid is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
• Poplar Forest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Forest is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forest
• Running Still
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Running Still is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Still
• Sandy Hook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
• Three Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Three Oaks is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
• Willowbrook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

How Far From Tally Ho Estates 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 Tally Ho Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Tally Ho Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'