Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Waldrop:
  • 38.073749, -78.201670
  • 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 Waldrop

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waldrop ...

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.

• Cash Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cash Corner is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
• Cranks ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cranks is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
• Cutalong
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cutalong is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutalong
• Gordonsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gordonsville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <1>
• Green Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
• Hunters
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hunters is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
• Mallory ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mallory is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
• Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Mildred Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mildred Crossing is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred Crossing
• Poindexter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Poindexter is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
• Rugby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rugby is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
• Trice ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Trice is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trice
• Zion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Zion is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
• Zion Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Zion Crossroads is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Crossroads
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion Crossroads <1>

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

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

• Louisa, which is the Seat of Louisa County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waldrop to Louisa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,564 miles [7,345 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'