Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cismont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cismont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cismont
- 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 Cismont:
- 38.057638, -78.313618
- 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 Cismont
- 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- Since Cismont is near Louisa County and also Fluvanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Louisa County
- eBird sighting report for Fluvanna 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cismont ...
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.
- Cash Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Cash Corner is located in Albemarle County
- Everettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everettsville
- Everettsville is located in Albemarle County
- Foxwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Gilbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Gilbert Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Heights
- Gilbert Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Hunters Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hall
- Hunters Hall is located in Albemarle County
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Louisa County
- Pen Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Proffit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Riverrun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rugby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Running Deer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Running Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Deer
- Running Deer is located in Albemarle County
- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Zion Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Crossroads
- Zion Crossroads is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion Crossroads <3>
- Rugby
How Far From Cismont 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 Cismont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Cismont and extending to:
- Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cismont to Charlottesville, with an average speed<5> 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 59 miles [95 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,569 miles [7,353.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cismont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cismont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cismont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0576, Longitude: -78.3136 In this case, the coordinates for Cismont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Cismont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.687 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.218 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.559 degrees. |