Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mustoe:
  • 38.323734, -79.640327
  • 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 Mustoe

• 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 Highland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Highland County
  • Since Mustoe is near Bath County and also Pocahontas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bath County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pocahontas 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 Mustoe

Communities Also Named Mustoe ...

We found one communities that are also named Mustoe.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Mustoe.

Beyond Virginia.

• Communities Located In Virginia ...
  • King George County
    • This Mustoe is located in King George County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the east of the Mustoe that is located in Highland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King George County community of Mustoe.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mustoe ...

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.

• Buckeye ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Buckeye is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Clover Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clover Creek is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
• Hightown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hightown is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
• Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Meadowdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Meadowdale is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
• Mill Gap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mill Gap is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Gap
• Naples ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Naples is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
• Possum Trot
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Possum Trot is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
• Trimble
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Trimble is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble

How Far From Mustoe to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mustoe to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Monterey, which is the Seat of Highland County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Mustoe to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,032 miles [9,707.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,617 miles [7,430.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'