Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Motorun:
  • 37.337360, -76.300497
  • 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 Motorun

• 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 Mathews County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews County
  • Since Motorun is near Gloucester County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Motorun

Curious and Interesting Names Near Motorun ...

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.

• Haven ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Haven is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
• Haven Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Haven Beach is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Beach
• Lands End
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lands End is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
• Moon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Moon is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
• Point Lookout
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Point Lookout is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
• Sarah
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sarah is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
• Shadow
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shadow is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow
• Susan
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Susan is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
• Tabernacle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tabernacle is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
• Winter Harbor Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Winter Harbor Haven is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Harbor Haven

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

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

• Mathews, which is the Seat of Mathews County, lies just to the North.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Motorun to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. 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 114 miles [183.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,508 miles [7,254.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'