Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Westham:
  • 37.589035, -77.539987
  • 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 Westham

• 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 Westham is near Richmond County and also Richmond City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond City

• 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 Westham

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westham ...

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.

• Cherokee Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee Hills is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
• English Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • English Hills is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
• Erin Shades
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Erin Shades is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Shades
• Grand Summit
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Grand Summit is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
• Granite
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Granite is located in Richmond City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
• Gravel Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Richmond City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Hobby Hill Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hobby Hill Farms is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby Hill Farms
• Holiday Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Laurel Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel Park is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Lorraine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
  • Mooreland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mooreland is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
  • Old Gun
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Gun is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gun
  • Sweet Briar Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sweet Briar Park is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Park
  • Willow Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Oaks is located in Richmond City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
  • Ziontown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ziontown is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziontown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Westham and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Westham 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 most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,975 miles [9,615.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'