Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mastins Corner:
  • 38.189856, -77.774993
  • 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 Mastins Corner

• 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 Spotsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
  • Since Mastins Corner is near Orange County and also Louisa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa 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 Mastins Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mastins Corner ...

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.

• Childs Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
• Dan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dan is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan
• Gold Dale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gold Dale is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Dale
• Granite Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Granite Springs is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
• Jones
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Lanes Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lanes Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
• Margo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
• Mine Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mine Run is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Run
• Olivers Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Olivers Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Corner
• Porters
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Porters is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
• Post Oak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Prince Dominion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Prince Dominion is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Dominion
• Shady Grove Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Corner
• White Owl Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • White Owl Landing is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Owl Landing

How Far From Mastins Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mastins Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mastins Corner and extending to:

• Spotsylvania, which is the Seat of Spotsylvania County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Mastins Corner to Spotsylvania, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 km] to the northeast (NE). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'