Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Strathouse:
  • 37.723755, -78.331948
  • 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 Strathouse

• 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 Fluvanna County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fluvanna County
  • Since Strathouse is near Buckingham County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buckingham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Strathouse

Curious and Interesting Names Near Strathouse ...

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.

• Cloverdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cloverdale is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Dixie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixie is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Fork Union
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fork Union is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Union
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fork Union <1>
• Gold Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• Gravel Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Hardware
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hardware is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardware
• Kidds Store
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kidds Store is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidds Store
• Rockaway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rockaway is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway
• Slate Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Slate Hill is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
• Sunny Side
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunny Side is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side

How Far From Strathouse 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 community such as Strathouse to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Palmyra, which is the Seat of Fluvanna County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Strathouse to Palmyra, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,003 miles [9,660.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,583 miles [7,375.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'