Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Captains Grove:
  • 37.331524, -79.957817
  • 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 Captains Grove

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Captains Grove ...

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.

• Bluestone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bluestone is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
• Bowling Green
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bowling Green is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
• Covehaven Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Covehaven Court is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covehaven Court
• Eden Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Eden Park is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
• Greenfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greenfield is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Hedgelawn Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hedgelawn Gardens is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgelawn Gardens
• Hemlock Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hemlock Hills is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hills
• Heritage Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Heritage Acres is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
• Liberty Land
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Land is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Land
• Lone Oak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Oak is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Meadowland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Meadowland is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
• Meadowview
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Meadowview is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Medley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Medley is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medley
  • Mountain View
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mountain View is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Rockydale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockydale is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockydale
  • Round Hill Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Round Hill Park is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Park
  • Shadeland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Shadeland is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
  • Sherry Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sherry Court is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry Court
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
  • Sun Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sun Valley is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sunnybrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sunnybrook is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
  • Tinker Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Tinker Knoll is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Knoll
  • Vista Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Vista Heights is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Heights
  • Waterfall Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterfall Lake is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Lake

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

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Captains Grove to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 192 miles [309 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'