Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Capon Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Capon Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Capon Lake
- 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 Lake:
- 39.155938, -78.537788
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Capon Lake
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
- Since Capon Lake is near Frederick County and also Hardy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- eBird sighting report for Hardy 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Capon Lake ...
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.
- Bloom ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Bubbling Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bubbling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubbling Spring
- Bubbling Spring is located in Hampshire County
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Gravel Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Springs
- Gravel Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- High View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High View
- High View is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High View <2>
- Hooks Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooks Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mills
- Hooks Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Hunters Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Valley
- Hunters Valley is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Mountain Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Yellow Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring
- Yellow Spring is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Spring <2>
How Far From Capon Lake 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 Capon Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Capon Lake and extending to:
- Romney, which is the Seat of Hampshire County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Capon Lake to Romney, with an average speed<4> 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 175 miles [281.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Capon Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Capon Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Capon Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1559, Longitude: -78.5378 In this case, the coordinates for Capon Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Capon Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.766 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.475 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.254 degrees. |