Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sumerduck:
  • 38.460126, -77.728047
  • 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 Sumerduck

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sumerduck ...

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.

• Bleak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bleak is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleak
• Deep Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Deep Run is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
• Flat Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Flat Run is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Run
• Golden Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Golden Hills is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
• Goldvein
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Goldvein is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldvein
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldvein <1>
• Kellys Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
• Kings Grant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kings Grant is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
• Mount Holly
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Holly is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
• Queens Guard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Queens Guard is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Guard
• Silver Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Hill is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
• Skyline Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Skyline Hills is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Hills

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

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

• Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Sumerduck to Warrenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 47 miles [75.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full 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 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'