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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 Mountville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mountville:
    • 39.025278, -77.712110
    • 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 Mountville
  • 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
    • Since Mountville is near Fauquier County and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William 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 Mountville

Communities Also Named Mountville ...

We found eight communities that are also named Mountville.

Within Virginia, the name Mountville is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Troup County
      • This Mountville is located in Troup County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mountville that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Mountville.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Mountville is located in Frederick County and lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mountville that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Mountville.
    • Minnesota
      • Sibley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Mountville [Sibley County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Mountville lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountville that is located in Loudoun County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Mountville lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountville that is located in Loudoun County.
    • Ohio
      • Morgan County
      • This Mountville is located in Morgan County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the west of the Mountville that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Mountville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Mountville is located in Lancaster County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountville that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Mountville.
    • South Carolina
      • Laurens County
      • This Mountville is located in Laurens County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mountville that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Mountville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountville ...

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.

  • Circleville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Circleville is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dover is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Flint Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Flint Hill is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Fox Chase
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Chase is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
  • Gilberts Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilberts Corner is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Corner
  • Greggsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Greggsville is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
  • Howardsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Howardsville is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
  • Hughesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hughesville is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
  • Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Little Washington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Little Washington is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
  • Marble Quarry
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Marble Quarry is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Quarry
  • Randolph Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Randolph Corner is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Corner
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rock Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Hill is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
    • Stoke
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Stoke is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoke
    • Sunny Bank ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sunny Bank is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Bank
    • Telegraph Spring
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Telegraph Spring is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph Spring

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountville and extending to:

  • Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mountville to Leesburg, with an average speed<4> 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 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 37 miles [59.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mountville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Mountville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Mountville 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 Mountville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0253, Longitude: -77.7121       In this case, the coordinates for Mountville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.281 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.904 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.951 degrees.