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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 Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Varina Meadows 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 Meadows:
- 37.452647, -77.348869
- 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 Meadows
- 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 Meadows 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 Meadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near Varina Meadows ...
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 west)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chimney Corner
(5 miles [8 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
- Fair Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Gilbert Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gilbert Gardens is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Gardens
- Heckler Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Jean Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jean Court is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Court
- Lee Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Lewis Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lewis Gardens is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Gardens
- 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 south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Quail Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
- Sandston Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandston Highland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandston Highland
- Seven Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Virginia Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Virginia Heights is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Woodlawn Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Terrace is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace
How Far From Varina Meadows 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 Meadows 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 Meadows and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the northwest (NW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Varina Meadows 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 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,551 miles [7,324.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Varina Meadows) 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 Meadows 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 Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4526, Longitude: -77.3489 In this case, the coordinates for Varina Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.152 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.517 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.384 degrees. |
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