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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Capron, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Capron and the surrounding area.
- 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 Capron:
- 36.71091, -77.199975
- 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 Capron
- 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 Southampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Southampton County
- Since Capron is near Sussex County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Capron
Communities Also Named Capron ...
We found four communities that are also named Capron.
Within Virginia, the name Capron is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Boone County
- This Capron is located in Boone County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Capron that is located in Southampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Capron.
- Iowa
- Marshall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Capron [Marshall County].
- New York
- Oneida County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Capron [Oneida County].
- Oklahoma
- Woods County
- This Capron is located in Woods County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the west of the Capron that is located in Southampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woods County community of Capron.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Capron ...
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.
- Branchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chub ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chub is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chub
- Cross Keys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Delaware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Delaware Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Delaware Park is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Park
- Druid ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Druid is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Druid
- Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gray is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gum is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum
- Little Texas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pope
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From Capron 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 town such as Capron to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Capron and extending to:
- Courtland, which is the Seat of Southampton County, lies just to the East.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Capron to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,574 miles [7,361.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Capron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Capron could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Capron to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Capron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7109, Longitude: -77.2000 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.10 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.346 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.593 degrees. |
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