Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Meriwether Hill:
  • 38.060693, -78.593349
  • 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 Meriwether Hill

• 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
  • Since Meriwether Hill is near Charlottesville City and also Nelson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlottesville City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson 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 Meriwether Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meriwether Hill ...

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.

• Barracks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Barracks is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
• Broad Axe ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Broad Axe is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Axe
• Ivy
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ivy is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivy <1>
• Ivy Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivy Farms is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Farms
• Ivy Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ivy Meadows is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Meadows
• Ivy Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ivy Oaks is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Oaks
• Ivy Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ivy Woods is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Woods
• Liberty Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Peacock Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peacock Hill is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Hill
• Queen Charlotte
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Queen Charlotte is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Charlotte
• Skyline Crest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Skyline Crest is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Crest
• University Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • University Heights is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
• Whispering Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

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

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

• Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Meriwether Hill 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 102 miles [164.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,581 miles [7,372.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'