Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Castle Rock Farms:
  • 37.230692, -80.030038
  • 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 Castle Rock Farms

• 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 Castle Rock Farms is near Roanoke City and also Salem City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Castle Rock Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Castle Rock Farms ...

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.

• Castle Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Castle Hill is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
• Castle Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Castle Rock is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
• Cave Spring
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Cliffview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cliffview is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffview
• Crescent Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crescent Heights is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
• Crest Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Crest Hill is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
• Grandview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Grandview is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Green Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Green Valley is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Greenland Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenland Hills is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Hills
• Hickory Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Hidden Valley Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hidden Valley Court is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Court
• Highfields
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Highfields is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Holly Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Ridge is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
  • Homeplace
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Homeplace is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
  • Homewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Homewood is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Meadowlark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowlark is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
  • Orchard Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Orchard Court is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Court
  • Rosecrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rosecrest is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrest
  • Scenic Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Scenic Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
  • Spring Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Springlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Springlawn is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
  • Sugar Loaf Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sugar Loaf Farms is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Farms
  • Sugar Loaf Highlands
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sugar Loaf Highlands is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Highlands
  • Sugar Loaf Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sugar Loaf Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Hills
  • Sunset Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sunset Hills is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
  • Woods Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Woods Crossing is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing

How Far From Castle Rock Farms 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 Castle Rock Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Castle Rock Farms 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 199 miles [320.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,679 miles [7,530.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'