Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dudie:
  • 38.745117, -77.884161
  • 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 Dudie

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dudie ...

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.

• Broken Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Broken Hill is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Hill
• Cresthill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cresthill is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthill
• Edwardsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Edwardsville is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Erinbrook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Erinbrook is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erinbrook
• Frytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Frytown is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
• Little Georgetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Georgetown is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
• Magee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Magee is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
• Marshall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Marshall is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <1>
• Meadowville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowville is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
• Old Tavern
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Tavern is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tavern
• Opal
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Opal is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
• Pilgrims Rest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pilgrims Rest is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
• Turkey Run
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Turkey Run is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Run

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

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

• Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Dudie 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 5 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 46 miles [74 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'