Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Wales:
  • 38.663731, -77.925551
  • 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 South Wales

• 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 Culpeper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
  • Since South Wales is near Fauquier County and also Rappahannock 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 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 South Wales

Communities Also Named South Wales ...

We found one communities that are also named South Wales.

Within Virginia, the name South Wales is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named South Wales in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Erie County
    • This South Wales is located in Erie County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the north of the South Wales that is located in Culpeper County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of South Wales.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Wales ...

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.

• Cresthill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cresthill is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthill
• Erinbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Erinbrook is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erinbrook
• Homeland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Homeland is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
• Korea
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Korea is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
• Lakota
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakota is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
• Magee
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Magee is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
• Monumental Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Monumental Mills is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monumental Mills
• Opal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Opal is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
• Sunny Knoll
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunny Knoll is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Knoll
• Viewtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Viewtown is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewtown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viewtown <2>

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

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

• Culpeper, which is the Seat of Culpeper County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Wales to Culpeper, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 81 miles [130.4 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two 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 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,528 miles [7,287.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'