Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Capahosic:
  • 37.380977, -76.633010
  • 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 Capahosic

• 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
  • Since Capahosic is near York County and also James City County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for James City 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 Capahosic

Curious and Interesting Names Near Capahosic ...

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.

• Allmondsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
• Clay Bank
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
• Gum Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gum Fork is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Fork
• Hermitage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hermitage is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
• Hermitage Banks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hermitage Banks is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Banks
• Rosewell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosewell is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell
• Rosewell Harbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosewell Harbor is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell Harbor
• Sassafras
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
• Signpine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Signpine is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signpine
• Valley Front ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Valley Front is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Front

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

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

• Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Capahosic to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'