Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Intersections:
  • 38.633731, -78.580291
  • 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 Intersections

• 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 Page County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Page County
  • Since Intersections is near Shenandoah County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shenandoah County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Intersections

Curious and Interesting Names Near Intersections ...

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.

• Alpine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Alpine is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
• Catherine Furnace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Catherine Furnace is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Furnace
• Cavetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cavetown is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
• Grove Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Grove Hill is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Honeyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Honeyville is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
• Leaksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Leaksville is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
• Locust Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Grove is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Marksville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marksville is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
• Quicksburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Quicksburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quicksburg <1>
• Shavertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shavertown is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavertown
• Stanley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <1>
• Stony Man
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stony Man is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Man
• Whitehouse Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Whitehouse Landing is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Landing
• Woodland Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodland Park is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Luray, which is the Seat of Page County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Intersections 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 85 miles [136.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,558 miles [7,335.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'