Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Westlu:
  • 38.665952, -78.496398
  • 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 Westlu

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Page County
  • Since Westlu is near Shenandoah County and also Rappahannock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shenandoah County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rappahannock 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 Westlu

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westlu ...

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.

• Big Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Spring is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
• Cavetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cavetown is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
• Honeyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Honeyville is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
• Ida
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ida is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
• Intersections
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Intersections is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intersections
• Leaksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leaksville is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
• Marksville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Marksville is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
• Shavertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shavertown is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavertown
• Spring View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Spring View is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring View
• Stanley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <1>
• Stony Man
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stony Man is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Man
• Whitehouse Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitehouse Landing is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Landing
• Woodland Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Woodland Park is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Luray, which is the Seat of Page County, lies just to the East.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Westlu 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the east (E). 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 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,553 miles [7,327.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'