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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Fields At Griffinsburg
  • 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 Fields At Griffinsburg:
    • 38.501236, -78.119722
    • 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 Fields At Griffinsburg
  • 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 Culpeper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
    • Since Fields At Griffinsburg is near Madison County and also Rappahannock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Fields At Griffinsburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fields At Griffinsburg ...

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.

  • Boston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cedarbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarbrook is located in Culpeper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
  • Duet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Duet is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duet
  • Eggbornsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
  • Fordsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fordsville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
  • Friendship Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Friendship Heights is located in Culpeper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
  • Griffinsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
  • High Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • High Point is located in Culpeper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Leon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meadows of Culpeper
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Meadows of Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows of Culpeper
    • Norman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Norman is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Round Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Round Hill is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
    • Scrabble
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
    • Slate Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
    • Surprise
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Surprise is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise

How Far From Fields At Griffinsburg 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 Fields At Griffinsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Culpeper, which is the Seat of Culpeper County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Fields At Griffinsburg 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 64 miles [103 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fields At Griffinsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Fields At Griffinsburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fields At Griffinsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5012, Longitude: -78.1197       In this case, the coordinates for Fields At Griffinsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.551 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.131 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.318 degrees.