Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tettington:
  • 37.241537, -76.946632
  • 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 Tettington

• 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 Charles City County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles City County
  • Since Tettington is near Surry County and also Prince George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George 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 Tettington

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tettington ...

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.

• Burrowsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
• Chestnut Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in James City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Claybank Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Claybank Landing is located in James City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank Landing
• Dunnmore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunnmore is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnmore
• Fieldcrest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fieldcrest is located in James City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
• First Colony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • First Colony is located in James City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
• Heritage Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Heritage Landing is located in James City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Landing
• Lazy Oak Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lazy Oak Corner is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Oak Corner
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Rustic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rustic is located in Charles City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
• Spring Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Spring Grove is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
• Sunken Meadow Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sunken Meadow Beach is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunken Meadow Beach
• Willow Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Willow Hill is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill

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

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

• Charles City, which is the Seat of Charles City County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tettington to Charles City, 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 114 miles [183.5 km] to the north (N). Driving 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 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,661 miles [10,719.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'