Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Capon Bridge:
  • 39.301876, -78.437251
  • 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 Capon Bridge

• 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 Hampshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
  • Since Capon Bridge is near Frederick County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Capon Bridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Capon Bridge ...

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.

• Bubbling Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bubbling Spring is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubbling Spring
• Cold Stream
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cold Stream is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Stream
• Good
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Good
  • From Capon Bridge to Good
• Gore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gore is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <1>
• High View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • High View is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High View
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High View <1>
• Hooks Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hooks Mills is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mills
• Nordic Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
• Rolling Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Timber Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
• Wildwood Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wildwood Hills is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills

How Far From Capon Bridge 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 town such as Capon Bridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Romney, which is the Seat of Hampshire County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Capon Bridge to Romney, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,939 miles [9,557.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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>'