Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Charlottesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charlottesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Charlottesville
- 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 Charlottesville:
- 39.536162, -84.853012
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Charlottesville
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Charlottesville is near Franklin County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Butler 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Charlottesville ...
We found three communities that share the name Charlottesville.
There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Charlottesville.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Hancock County
- This Charlottesville is located in Hancock County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Charlottesville that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Charlottesville.
- Hancock County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Charlottesville [Albemarle County].
- Charlottesville City
- This Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Charlottesville that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlottesville City community of Charlottesville.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Charlottesville ...
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.
- Bath
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Franklin County
- Claysburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - College Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
- College Corner is located in Preble County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Corner <4>
- Cottage Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Union County
- Dunlapsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlapsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlapsville
- Dunlapsville is located in Union County
- Fairhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
- Lotus
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Mixersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mixersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixersville
- Mixersville is located in Franklin County
- Old Bath
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Raymond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Charlottesville and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Charlottesville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 420 miles [675.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,790 miles [7,708.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Charlottesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Charlottesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Charlottesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5362, Longitude: -84.8530 In this case, the coordinates for Charlottesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Charlottesville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Charlottesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.645 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.952 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.93 degrees. |