Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marengo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marengo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marengo
- 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 Marengo:
- 36.638478, -78.119440
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Marengo
- 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Since Marengo is near Brunswick County and also Spotsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Marengo ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Marengo.
Within Virginia, the name Marengo is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- New York
- Ohio
- Lucas County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lucas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Marengo.
- Morrow County
- This Marengo is located in Morrow County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marengo that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Marengo.
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Marengo lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marengo that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- Tennessee
- Washington
- Adams County
- This Marengo is located in Adams County and lies 2,155 miles [3,468.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marengo that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Marengo.
- Columbia County
- This Marengo is located in Columbia County and lies 2,131 miles [3,429.5 km] to the west northwest of the Marengo that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Marengo.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marengo ...
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.
- Brokenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Busy Bee Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busy Bee Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Bee Corner
- Busy Bee Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Brunswick County
- Dockery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Elamtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Forksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Forksville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Joyceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceville
- Joyceville is located in Brunswick County
- La Crosse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <5>
- Redlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Roberts Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ferry
- Roberts Ferry is located in Mecklenburg County
- Union Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
How Far From Marengo 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 Marengo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marengo and extending to:
- Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Marengo to Boydton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,040 miles [9,720.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,738 miles [10,843.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,618 miles [7,432 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marengo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marengo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marengo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6385, Longitude: -78.1194 In this case, the coordinates for Marengo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Marengo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Marengo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Marengo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.63 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.939 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.981 degrees. |