Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Catalpa Hills:
  • 38.476793, -78.002775
  • 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 Catalpa Hills

• 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 Culpeper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
  • Since Catalpa Hills is near Madison County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Catalpa Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Catalpa Hills ...

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.

• Braggs Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Braggs Corner is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs Corner
• Brandy Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Brandy Station is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandy Station <1>
• Cedarbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedarbrook is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
• Eggbornsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
• Friendship Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship Heights is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
• Greens Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greens Corner is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
• Griffinsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
• High Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • High Point is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Leon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Leon is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <1>
• Meadows of Culpeper
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Meadows of Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows of Culpeper
• Norman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Norman is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
• Surprise
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Surprise is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Catalpa Hills and extending to:

• Culpeper, which is the Seat of Culpeper County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Catalpa Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 59 miles [95 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,539 miles [7,304.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'