Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lone Fountain:
  • 38.246795, -79.183367
  • 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 Lone Fountain

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lone Fountain ...

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.

• Buffalo Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo Gap is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
• Christian
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Christian is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
• Churchville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Churchville is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churchville <1>
• College Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • College Park is located in Staunton City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Franks Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Franks Mill is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Mill
• Hebron
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hebron is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Moscow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Moscow is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Quicks Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Quicks Mill is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicks Mill
• Stokesville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stokesville is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
• Trimbles Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Trimbles Mill is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbles Mill

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

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Lone Fountain 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 124 miles [199.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,016 miles [9,681.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'