Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Revercombs Corner:
  • 38.552624, -78.236390
  • 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 Revercombs Corner

• 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 Rappahannock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rappahannock County
  • Since Revercombs Corner is near Madison County and also Culpeper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper 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 Revercombs Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Revercombs Corner ...

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.

• Boston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Boston is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <1>
• Duet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Duet is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duet
• Five Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Griffinsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
• Nethers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Nethers is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nethers
• Oldrag ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oldrag is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldrag
• Panorama
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Panorama is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
• Round Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Round Hill is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
• Scrabble
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
• Skyland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Skyland is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
• Slate Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills

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

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

• Washington, which is the Seat of Rappahannock County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Revercombs Corner to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 68 miles [109.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'