Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Joy Spring:
  • 38.860391, -78.150555
  • 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 Joy Spring

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Joy Spring ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
• Deer Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Haven is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
• Front Royal
  (4 miles [6.4 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>
• Front Royal Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
• Glen Echo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Glen Echo is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
• Green Hill Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Green Hill Forest is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Forest
• Happy Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Happy Creek is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
• Heritage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Heritage is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
• Merrymount
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrymount is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
• Mineral Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Mountain View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mountain View is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Sea Lock
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sea Lock is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Lock
• Woodland Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Park is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Front Royal, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Joy Spring 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 59 miles [95 km] to the east (E). 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 5,946 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 6,654 miles [10,708.6 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>'