Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Village of Culpeper:
  • 38.450682, -78.010831
  • 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 Village of Culpeper

• 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 Culpeper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
  • Since Village of Culpeper is near Madison County and also Orange 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 Orange 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 Village of Culpeper

Curious and Interesting Names Near Village of Culpeper ...

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.

• Braggs Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Braggs Corner is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs Corner
• Cedarbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cedarbrook is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
• Fordsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fordsville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
• Friendship Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Friendship Heights is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
• Greens Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greens Corner is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
• Griffinsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
• High Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • High Point is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Leon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Leon is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <1>
• Meadows of Culpeper
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadows of Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows of Culpeper
• Norman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Norman is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
• Surprise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Surprise is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise

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

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

• Culpeper, which is the Seat of Culpeper County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Village of Culpeper 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 three full days. 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 60 miles [96.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'