Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Vir-Mar Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vir-Mar Beach and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Vir-Mar Beach

• 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 Vir-Mar Beach:
  • 37.929295, -76.305779
  • 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 Vir-Mar Beach

• 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
  • Since Vir-Mar Beach is near Saint Mary's County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Vir-Mar Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vir-Mar Beach ...

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.

• Blackberry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Blackberry is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
• Claraville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Claraville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claraville
• Edwardsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwardsville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Fairport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fairport is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
• Folly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Folly is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly
• Horse Head
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Horse Head is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Head
• Jetts Store
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jetts Store is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Store
• Reedville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Reedville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedville <1>
• Sandy Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Point is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
• Sunnybank
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
• Sunnybank Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnybank Ferry is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank Ferry
• Surprise Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Surprise Hill is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Hill

How Far From Vir-Mar Beach 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 Vir-Mar Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Heathsville, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Vir-Mar Beach to Heathsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'