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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Marksville:
    • 38.575525, -78.479818
    • 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 Marksville
  • 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 Marksville is near Madison County and also Shenandoah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shenandoah 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 Marksville

Communities Also Named Marksville ...

We found three communities that are also named Marksville.

Within Virginia, the name Marksville is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Avoyelles Parish
      • This Marksville is located in Avoyelles Parish and lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marksville that is located in Page County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avoyelles Parish community of Marksville.
    • Mississippi
      • Holmes County
      • This Marksville is located in Holmes County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marksville that is located in Page County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Marksville.
    • South Dakota
      • Dewey County
      • This Marksville is located in Dewey County and lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marksville that is located in Page County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dewey County community of Marksville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marksville ...

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.

  • Big Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Meadows is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Meadows
  • Cavetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cavetown is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
  • Honeyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Honeyville is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
  • Ida
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ida is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
  • Intersections
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Intersections is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intersections
  • Leaksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Skyland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Skyland is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
  • Stanley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Stony Man
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stony Man is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Man
  • Whitehouse Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitehouse Landing is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Landing
  • Woodland Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodland Park is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marksville and extending to:

  • Luray, which is the Seat of Page County, lies just to the North.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Marksville 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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 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 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Marksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Marksville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5755, Longitude: -78.4798    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.761 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.381 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.442 degrees.