Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vontay:
  • 37.757713, -77.750485
  • 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 Vontay

• 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
  • Since Vontay is near Louisa County and also Goochland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland 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 Vontay

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vontay ...

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.

• Fords
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fords is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
• Fox Downs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fox Downs is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Downs
• Holly Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Grove is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Horsepen Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Horsepen Hills is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen Hills
• Oilville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oilville is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oilville <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oilville
  • From Vontay to Oilville
• Pickels
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickels is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickels
• Poplar Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Forest is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forest
• Rockville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockville is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rockville
  • From Vontay to Rockville
• Smokey Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Smokey Hollow is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Hollow
• Three Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Three Oaks is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
• Wheatlands
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wheatlands is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatlands
• Windy Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Windy Run is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Run

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

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

• Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Vontay to Hanover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 87 miles [140 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'