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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broken Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Hill
- Broken Hill is located in Fauquier County
- Casanova
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casanova have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
- Casanova is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casanova <2>
- Frytown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Fauquier County
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Magee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Meadowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Meadowville is located in Fauquier County
- Oak Tree Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Tree Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Corner
- Oak Tree Corner is located in Fauquier County
- Opal
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Pilgrims Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrims Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Fauquier County
- Turkey Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Run
- Turkey Run is located in Fauquier County
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<3> 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]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Alwington to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alwington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alwington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alwington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7046, Longitude: -77.7878 In this case, the coordinates for Alwington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Alwington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.344 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.926 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.103 degrees. |