Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mearsville:
  • 37.859293, -75.623817
  • 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 Mearsville

• 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
  • Since Mearsville is near Somerset County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Mearsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mearsville ...

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.

• Bullbegger
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bullbegger is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullbegger
• Clam
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clam is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam
• Flag Pond Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Flag Pond Landing is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond Landing
• Greta ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greta is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greta
• Horsey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Horsey is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
• Justisville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Justisville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
• Mappsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mappsville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mappsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mappsville <1>
• Modest Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Modest Town is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modest Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modest Town <1>
• Mutton Hunk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mutton Hunk is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutton Hunk
• Persimmon Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Persimmon Point is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Point
• Shad Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shad Landing is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Landing
• Temperanceville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Temperanceville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperanceville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temperanceville <1>
• Winterville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Winterville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville

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

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

• Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mearsville to Accomac, 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 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west (W). 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 104 miles [167.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'