Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Worshams:
  • 37.535427, -77.893888
  • 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 Worshams

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Worshams ...

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.

• Chestnut Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Oaks is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Oaks
• Clayville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clayville is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
• Fine Creek Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fine Creek Mills is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Creek Mills
• Flat Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Flat Rock is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Goode Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Goode Crossing is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Crossing
• Hideaway Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hideaway Lake is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Lake
• Holly Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Holly Hills is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Hunters Woods
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunters Woods is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
• Lee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Masons Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
• Plain View
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Plain View is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
• Pleasant Green
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Green is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
• Subletts
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Subletts is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts
• Timber Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

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

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

• Powhatan, which is the Seat of Powhatan County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Worshams to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'