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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Varina Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Varina Gardens and the surrounding area.
- 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 Varina Gardens:
- 37.439592, -77.359425
- 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 Varina Gardens
- 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 Henrico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
- Since Varina Gardens is near Chesterfield County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Varina Gardens
Curious and Interesting Names Near Varina Gardens ...
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.
- Cherry Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chimney Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chimney Corner is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
- Crescent Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Deep Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Dutch Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Gap is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Gap
- Fair Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Gilbert Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gilbert Gardens is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Gardens
- Grove Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Place
- Heckler Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Indian Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Jean Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jean Court is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Court
- Lee Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lewis Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lewis Gardens is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Gardens
- Lost Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Forest
- Lower Rocketts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Rocketts is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Rocketts
- Meadowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Pebble Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pebble Spring is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Spring
- Quail Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
- Sandston Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandston Highland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandston Highland
- Seven Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Virginia Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Virginia Heights is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Woodlawn Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Terrace is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace
How Far From Varina Gardens 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 Varina Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Varina Gardens and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Varina Gardens to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,552 miles [7,325.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Varina Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Varina Gardens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Varina Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4396, Longitude: -77.3594 In this case, the coordinates for Varina Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.159 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.522 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.393 degrees. |
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