Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Meadows of Culpeper:
  • 38.486237, -77.979719
  • 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 Meadows of Culpeper

• 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 Culpeper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
  • Since Meadows of Culpeper is near Madison County and also Fauquier 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 Fauquier 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 Meadows of Culpeper

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadows of Culpeper ...

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.

• Braggs Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Braggs Corner is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs Corner
• Brandy Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brandy Station is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandy Station <1>
• Cedarbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedarbrook is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
• Eggbornsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
• Elkwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Elkwood is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkwood <1>
• Friendship Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship Heights is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
• Greens Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Greens Corner is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
• Griffinsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
• High Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • High Point is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Monumental Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Monumental Mills is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monumental Mills
• Norman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Norman is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
• Surprise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Surprise is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise

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

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

• Culpeper, which is the Seat of Culpeper County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Meadows of Culpeper 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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 58 miles [93.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,537 miles [7,301.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'