Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chester Gap:
  • 38.852662, -78.136844
  • 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 Chester Gap

• 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 Rappahannock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rappahannock County
  • Since Chester Gap is near Warren County and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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 Chester Gap

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chester Gap ...

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.

• Deer Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Haven is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
• Front Royal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Front Royal is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Front Royal
  • From Chester Gap to Front Royal
• Glen Echo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Glen Echo is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
• Green Hill Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Green Hill Forest is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Forest
• Happy Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Happy Creek is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
• Heritage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Heritage is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
• Joy Spring
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Joy Spring is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Spring
• Merrymount
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrymount is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
• Mountain View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mountain View is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Sea Lock
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sea Lock is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Lock
• Woodland Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodland Park is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Washington, which is the Seat of Rappahannock County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Chester Gap to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 59 miles [95 km] to the east (E). 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 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,530 miles [7,290.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'