Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Three Square:
  • 37.665147, -77.994721
  • 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 Three Square

• 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 Three Square is near Powhatan County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Powhatan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Three Square

Curious and Interesting Names Near Three Square ...

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.

• Cartersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cartersville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartersville <1>
• Cedar Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Point is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Chimney Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chimney Springs is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
• Elk Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elk Hill is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Hill
• Georges Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Georges Landing is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Landing
• Georges Tavern
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Georges Tavern is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Tavern
• Hatchers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hatchers is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchers
• Hunters Trail
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunters Trail is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
• Irwin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Irwin is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
• James River Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • James River Landing is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Landing
• Maidens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Maidens is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maidens <1>
• Mayos Woods
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayos Woods is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayos Woods
• Sandy Hook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
• Stokes ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stokes is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes

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

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

• Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Three Square 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 99 miles [159.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,991 miles [9,641.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,571 miles [7,356.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'