Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cavetown:
  • 38.615399, -78.448896
  • 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 Cavetown

• 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 Page County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Page County
  • Since Cavetown is near Madison County and also Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock 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 Cavetown

Communities Also Named Cavetown ...

We found two communities that are also named Cavetown.

Within Virginia, the name Cavetown is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Washington County
    • This Cavetown is located in Washington County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cavetown that is located in Page County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cavetown.
  • Montana
    • Lewis and Clark County
    • This Cavetown is located in Lewis and Clark County and lies 1,762 miles [2,835.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cavetown that is located in Page County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of Cavetown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cavetown ...

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.

• Ida
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ida is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
• Leaksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Leaksville is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
• Marksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marksville is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
• Skyland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Skyland is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
• Spring View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Spring View is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring View
• Stanley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <2>
• Stony Man
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Stony Man is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Man
• Whitehouse Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitehouse Landing is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Landing
• Woodland Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Park is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cavetown and extending to:

• Luray, which is the Seat of Page County, lies just to the North.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Cavetown 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,553 miles [7,327.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'