Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Culpeper:
  • 31.887096, -87.577498
  • 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 Culpeper

• 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 Wilcox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
  • Since Culpeper is near Clarke County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Culpeper

Communities Also Named Culpeper ...

We found one communities that are also named Culpeper.

Within Alabama, the name Culpeper is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Culpeper in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Culpeper County
    • This Culpeper is located in Culpeper County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Culpeper that is located in Wilcox County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Culpeper.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Culpeper ...

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.

• Chance
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Chance is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
• Choctaw Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Choctaw Corner is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Corner
• Coal Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Bluff is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
• Kings Log Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Log Landing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Log Landing
• Lower Peach Tree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
• Packards Bend
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Packards Bend is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packards Bend
• Pleasant Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Roundhill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Roundhill is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
• Rural
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rural is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
• Yellow Bluff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
• Yellow Bluff Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Yellow Bluff Ferry is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Culpeper and extending to:

• Camden, which is the Seat of Wilcox County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Culpeper to Camden, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 764 miles [1,229.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,366 miles [11,854.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,244 miles [8,439.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'