Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Trimmers Crossing:
  • 38.289020, -78.087778
  • 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 Trimmers Crossing

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trimmers Crossing ...

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.

• Burnt Tree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
• Daniel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Daniel is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
• Five Forks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Five Forks is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Fordsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fordsville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
• Grassland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Grassland is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
• Liberty Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Mills is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
• Locust Dale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Dale is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Dale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Dale <1>
• Orange
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <1>
• Radiant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Radiant is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
• Surprise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Surprise is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
• Unionville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Unionville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <1>
• Uno
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Uno is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno

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

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

• Orange, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Trimmers Crossing to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,550 miles [7,322.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'