Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Huntly:
  • 38.826503, -78.112221
  • 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 Huntly

• 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 Huntly 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 Huntly

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntly ...

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.

• Chester Gap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
• Cresthill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cresthill is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthill
• Deer Haven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Haven is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
• Flint Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Flint Hill is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint Hill <1>
• Front Royal
  (7 miles [11.3 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>
• Glen Echo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Glen Echo is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
• Green Hill Forest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Green Hill Forest is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Forest
• Happy Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Happy Creek is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
• Heritage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Heritage is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
• Joy Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Joy Spring is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Spring
• Mountain View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Rose Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rose Hill is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Sea Lock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sea Lock is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Lock
• Woodland Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodland Park is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Washington, which is the Seat of Rappahannock County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Huntly 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 58 miles [93.3 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 5,946 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>'