Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tinsberry Trace:
  • 37.306816, -77.412483
  • 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 Tinsberry Trace

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tinsberry Trace ...

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.

• Chester
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
• College Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • College Park is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Dutch Gap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dutch Gap is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Gap
• Gay Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gay Farms is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Farms
• Grove Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Grove Place is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Place
• Lakeview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview is located in Colonial Heights City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Locust Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Locust Grove is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Mistwood Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mistwood Forest is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistwood Forest
• Pocahontas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pocahontas is located in Petersburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
• Screamersville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
• Woodlawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn is located in Colonial Heights City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Tinsberry Trace to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north (N). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'