Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Valleyburgh:
  • 38.616510, -78.408895
  • 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 Valleyburgh

• 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 Page County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Page County
  • Since Valleyburgh is near Madison County and also Rappahannock 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 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 Valleyburgh

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valleyburgh ...

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.

• Big Meadows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Big Meadows is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Meadows
• Cavetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cavetown is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
• Ida
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ida is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
• Leaksville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Leaksville is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
• Marksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Marksville is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
• Oldrag ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oldrag is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldrag
• Panorama
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Panorama is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
• Skyland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Skyland is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
• Spring View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Spring View is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring View
• Stanley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <1>
• Stony Man
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Stony Man is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Man
• Woodland Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodland Park is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Luray, which is the Seat of Page County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Valleyburgh to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,551 miles [7,324.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'