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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mount Solon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Solon and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mount Solon:
- 38.344849, -79.085247
- 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 Mount Solon
- 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 Augusta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta County
- Since Mount Solon is near Rockingham County and also Staunton City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Staunton City
- 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 Mount Solon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Solon ...
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.
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Clover Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Franks Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Franks Mill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Mill
- Lone Fountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Fountain is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Fountain
- Montezuma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Moscow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moscow is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Roman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roman is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman
- Rushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stokesville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stonewall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Union Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
How Far From Mount Solon 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 Mount Solon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mount Solon and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Solon to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,592 miles [7,390.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Solon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Mount Solon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Solon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3448, Longitude: -79.0852 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.131 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.767 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.779 degrees. |
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