Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bloomer Spring:
  • 38.414570, -78.697243
  • 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 Bloomer Spring

• 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
  • Since Bloomer Spring is near Page County and also Harrisonburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Page County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrisonburg City

• 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 Bloomer Spring

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bloomer Spring ...

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.

• Almond ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Almond is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
• Comertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Comertown is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comertown
• Cross Keys
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Keys is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Keys <1>
• Fleeburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fleeburg is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeburg
• Furnace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Furnace is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
• Greenwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Island Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Island Ford is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Ford
• Keezletown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Keezletown is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keezletown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keezletown <1>
• Old Furnace ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Furnace is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
• Rocky Bar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Bar is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bar
• Sandy Bottom
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Bottom is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
• Swift Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run

How Far From Bloomer Spring to ...

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

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

• Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bloomer Spring to Harrisonburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'