Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alberene:
  • 37.886920, -78.616554
  • 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 Alberene

• 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
  • Since Alberene is near Nelson County and also Buckingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buckingham 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 Alberene

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alberene ...

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.

• Arrowhead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Arrowhead is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Boiling Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Boiling Spring is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
• Broad Axe ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Broad Axe is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Axe
• Bungletown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bungletown is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungletown
• Covesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Covesville
  • From Alberene to Covesville
• Heards
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Heards is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heards
• Howardsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Howardsville is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
• Moses Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Moses Crossing is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Crossing
• Peacock Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Peacock Hill is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Hill
• Porters
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Porters is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Porters
  • From Alberene to Porters
• Rockfish
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rockfish
  • From Alberene to Rockfish
• Stony Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Twin Poplars
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Twin Poplars is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Poplars

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

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

• Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alberene to Charlottesville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 110 miles [177 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,590 miles [7,386.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'