Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Staunton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Staunton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Staunton
- 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 Staunton:
- 38.150546, -79.072801
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Staunton
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Staunton ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Staunton.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Staunton.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Clay County
- This Staunton is located in Clay County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Staunton.
- Henry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Staunton [Henry County].
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Fayette County
- This Staunton is located in Fayette County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Staunton.
- Miami County
- This Staunton is located in Miami County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Staunton.
- Ontario
- This Staunton lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<2> to the north northwest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Staunton ...
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.
- Annex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Brand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Staunton City
- Emerald Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Emerald Hills is located in Augusta County
- Fishersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
- Fishersville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishersville <4>
- Folly Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folly Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Mills
- Folly Mills is located in Augusta County
- Franks Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Mill
- Franks Mill is located in Augusta County
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Mint Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mint Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
- Mint Spring is located in Augusta County
- Quicks Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quicks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicks Mill
- Quicks Mill is located in Augusta County
How Far From Staunton 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 city such as Staunton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Staunton and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Staunton to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,016 miles [9,681.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Staunton: www.staunton.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Staunton 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 . 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Staunton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Staunton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1505, Longitude: -79.0728 |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Staunton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.131 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.738 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.843 degrees. |