Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carp Circle:
  • 37.250701, -76.565508
  • 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 Carp Circle

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carp Circle ...

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.

• Blacksmith Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Blacksmith Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksmith Corner
• Booth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Booth is located in James City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
• Charles Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Charles Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
• Crab
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Crab is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
• Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove is located in James City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Harbor Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harbor Hills is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
• Hickory Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Lee Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
• Marshall Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Marshall Heights is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
• Sawmill Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sawmill Corner is located in James City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Corner

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

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

• Yorktown, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Carp Circle to Richmond, with an average speed<2> 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'