If the beach is the point
Book at the beach
Two hours ten each way on a good day and three twenty on a July Friday. Nobody has ever told us they were glad they commuted to the sand.
Distance, measured
How far it really is
Every time below was driven or walked from this front door, at the hour you would go, and the worst case is written next to the good one. A listing that says "minutes from the river" is measuring something else.
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6min drive
The grocery on Lombardy
6 minutes by car, 19 on foot. Open until midnight.
1.4 miles · 19 minutes on foot
Measured on a Tuesday at 10am
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9min drive
Carytown and the Byrd Theatre
9 minutes by car. Parking is the hard part, not the distance.
2.6 miles
Measured on a Saturday at 2pm, parking not included
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14min drive
The river at Pony Pasture
14 minutes by car. Flat rocks, class I water, and no lifeguard at any time.
4.8 miles
Measured on a Sunday at 11am
The river at Pony Pasture — 14 minutes from the door, each way. -
11min drive
Measured on a Saturday at 10am
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8min walk
The bus stop on Allison Street
8 minutes on foot. Every 15 minutes into town, $1.50, exact change or the app.
0.4 miles
Walked at an ordinary pace, twice
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24min drive
Richmond airport, RIC
24 minutes at ten in the morning. 38 if you leave at five in the afternoon.
13.9 miles
Measured twice: 24 minutes at 10am, 38 minutes at 5pm
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12min drive
The emergency room at VCU Medical Center
12 minutes by car. The nearest urgent care is 7, and open until 8pm.
3.4 miles
Measured on a weekday at 9am
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1.8333333333333333h 50min drive
Measured on a Saturday in May, both directions
Shenandoah, at Swift Run Gap — 1.8333333333333333 hours 50 minutes from the door, each way. -
2.1666666666666665h 10min drive
Measured twice: 2h10 in March, 3h20 on a July Friday
Virginia Beach — 2.1666666666666665 hours 10 minutes from the door, each way.
The honest version
Is this a beach house? No.
It is a city house four blocks from a bus route, fourteen minutes from a river you can swim in and two hours from the Atlantic.
If the city is the point
You can leave the car here
Eight minutes to the bus stop, fifteen into town, and the one parking space stops being a problem the moment you stop using it.
If the river is the point
Go early and check the gauge
Fourteen minutes to the flat rocks. No lifeguard, a current that has drowned strong swimmers, and a car park that fills by ten on a hot Saturday.