Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Weimertown:
  • 38.540402, -77.746659
  • 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 Weimertown

• 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 Fauquier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
  • Since Weimertown is near Culpeper County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford 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 Weimertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Weimertown ...

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.

• Bleak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bleak is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleak
• Elk Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Elk Run is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run
• Golden Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Golden Hills is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
• Kellys Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
• Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Liberty is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Mount Holly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Holly is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
• Oak Shade
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Shade is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
• Silver Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Hill is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
• Sumerduck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sumerduck is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumerduck
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumerduck <1>
• Sunny Knoll
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunny Knoll is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Knoll
• Weaverville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Weaverville is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville

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

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

• Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Weimertown to Warrenton, 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 70 miles [112.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,525 miles [7,282.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'