Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Charlottesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charlottesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Charlottesville
- 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 Charlottesville:
- 38.028748, -78.476506
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Charlottesville
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Charlottesville ...
We found three communities that share the name Charlottesville.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Charlottesville.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Albemarle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Charlottesville [Albemarle County].
- Albemarle County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Hancock County
- This Charlottesville is located in Hancock County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Charlottesville.
- Union County
- This Charlottesville is located in Union County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km] to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Charlottesville.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Charlottesville ...
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.
- Barracks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Branchland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchland
- Branchland is located in Albemarle County
- Chapel Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
- Chapel Hills is located in Albemarle County
- Fieldbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldbrook
- Fieldbrook is located in Albemarle County
- Four Seasons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Seasons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Four Seasons is located in Albemarle County
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Greenfields
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Greenfields is located in Albemarle County
- Hunters Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hall
- Hunters Hall is located in Albemarle County
- Liberty Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Locust Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Locust Grove
- From Charlottesville to Locust Grove
- Pen Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Queen Charlotte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Charlotte
- Queen Charlotte is located in Albemarle County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Raintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Riverrun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Rockbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Squire Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squire Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire Hill
- Squire Hill is located in Albemarle County
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Village Square
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
- Village Square is located in Albemarle County
- Vinegar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Vinegar Hill is located in Charlottesville City
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Willow Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
- Willow Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Raintree
How Far From Charlottesville 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 city such as Charlottesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Charlottesville and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Charlottesville to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. 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 98 miles [157.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,996 miles [9,649.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,578 miles [7,367.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Charlottesville: www.charlottesville.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Charlottesville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Charlottesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Charlottesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0287, Longitude: -78.4765 |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Charlottesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.784 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.324 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.637 degrees. |