Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Royal Village:
  • 38.935389, -78.212223
  • 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 Royal Village

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Royal Village ...

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.

• Cedarville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedarville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Deer Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Deer Haven is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
• Front Royal
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Front Royal is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <1>
• Front Royal Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
• Green Hill Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Green Hill Forest is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Forest
• Heritage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Heritage is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
• Hill and Dale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hill and Dale is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
• Merrymount
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Merrymount is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
• Mineral Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Mountain View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain View is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• River View
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • River View is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
• Waterlick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterlick is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
• Woodland Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland Park is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Front Royal, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Royal Village to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,530 miles [7,290.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'