Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alwington:
  • 38.704563, -77.787771
  • 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 Alwington

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alwington ...

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.

• Broken Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Broken Hill is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Hill
• Casanova
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Casanova is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casanova <1>
• Frytown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Frytown is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
• Greenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Greenville is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Liberty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Liberty is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Magee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Magee is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
• Meadowville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Meadowville is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
• Oak Tree Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Tree Corner is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Corner
• Opal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Opal is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
• Pilgrims Rest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pilgrims Rest is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
• Turkey Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Turkey Run is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Run

How Far From Alwington to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Alwington to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alwington and extending to:

• Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Alwington to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'