Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mauzy:
  • 38.564287, -78.742244
  • 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 Mauzy

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

Communities Also Named Mauzy ...

We found one communities that are also named Mauzy.

Within Virginia, the name Mauzy is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Mauzy in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Rush County
    • This Mauzy is located in Rush County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mauzy that is located in Rockingham County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Mauzy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mauzy ...

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.

• Catherine Furnace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Catherine Furnace is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Furnace
• Green Mount
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Mount is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount
• Grove Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Grove Hill is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Hightown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hightown is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
• Honeyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Honeyville is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
• Lacey Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
• Mayland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayland is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
• Mechanicsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Old Furnace ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Old Furnace is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
• Tenth Legion
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tenth Legion is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenth Legion
• Timberville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Timberville is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <2>

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

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

• Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mauzy to Harrisonburg, with an average speed<3> 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 100 miles [160.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 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 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,568 miles [7,351.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'