Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Currioman Landing:
  • 38.154297, -76.761353
  • 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 Currioman Landing

• 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Since Currioman Landing is near Saint Mary's County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Currioman Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Currioman Landing ...

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.

• Avenue
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Avenue is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avenue <1>
• China Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • China Hill is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
• Erica
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Erica is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erica
• Farmers Fork
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Farmers Fork is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
• Flat Iron
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Flat Iron is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron
• Harts ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Harts is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
• Meter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Meter is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meter
• Mount Holly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Holly is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
• Narrow Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Narrow Beach is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Beach
• Palmtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Palmtown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmtown
• Piney Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Piney Grove is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Ragged Point Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ragged Point Beach is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Point Beach
• Sandyland Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandyland Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyland Beach
• Yellow Bank
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Yellow Bank is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank

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

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

• Montross, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Currioman Landing to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two 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 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'