Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Verbena, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Verbena and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Verbena
- 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 Verbena:
- 38.468931, -78.613895
- 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 Verbena
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Page County
- Since Verbena is near Rockingham County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Verbena ...
We found four communities that share the name Verbena.
Within Virginia, the name Verbena is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Verbena ...
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.
- Catherine Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catherine Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Furnace
- Catherine Furnace is located in Page County
- Comertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Fleeburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Grove Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Grove Hill is located in Page County
- Honeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
- Honeyville is located in Page County
- Island Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Ford
- Island Ford is located in Rockingham County
- Lacey Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Old Furnace ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
- Old Furnace is located in Rockingham County
- Rocky Bar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Sandy Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Sandy Bottom is located in Rockingham County
- Stanley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <5>
- Swift Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Tenth Legion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenth Legion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenth Legion
- Tenth Legion is located in Rockingham County
- Old Furnace ‑ Historic
How Far From Verbena 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 Verbena to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Verbena and extending to:
- Luray, which is the Seat of Page County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Verbena to Luray, with an average speed<6> 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 four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 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 6 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Verbena. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Page County: www.co.page.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Verbena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Verbena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4689, Longitude: -78.6139 In this case, the coordinates for Verbena have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Verbena 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 county. 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Verbena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Verbena to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.845 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.461 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.537 degrees. |