Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mappsburg:
  • 37.577633, -75.763540
  • 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 Mappsburg

• 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
  • Since Mappsburg is near Northampton County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Mappsburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mappsburg ...

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.

• Bacon Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bacon Hill is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
• Bobtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bobtown is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
• Boston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Boston is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Cats Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cats Bridge is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Bridge
• Chancetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chancetown is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancetown
• Coal Kiln Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Coal Kiln Crossing is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Kiln Crossing
• Locust Mount
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Locust Mount is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
• Middlesex
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Middlesex is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
• Painter
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Painter is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painter <1>
• Pennyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pennyville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyville
• Red Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Red Hill is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Savage Town
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Savage Town is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Town
• Shields
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shields is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields

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

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

• Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mappsburg to Accomac, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 114 miles [183.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'