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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blacksmith Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blacksmith Corner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Blacksmith Corner:
- 37.230701, -76.567453
- 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 Blacksmith Corner
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Blacksmith Corner is near James City County and also Newport News City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for James City County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newport News City
- 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 Blacksmith Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blacksmith Corner ...
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.
- Booth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Booth is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Carp Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carp Circle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp Circle
- Charles Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Crab
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Harbor Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Hills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Harris Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Hickory Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Lee Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Marshall Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Heights is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Merry Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Merry Oaks is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Oyster Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oyster Cove is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Cove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Patricia Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Patricia Heights is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricia Heights
- Sawmill Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sawmill Corner is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Corner
- Victory Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Victory Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hill
- Woods Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Run is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
How Far From Blacksmith Corner 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 Blacksmith Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Blacksmith Corner and extending to:
- Yorktown, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the East.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Blacksmith Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 117 miles [188.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blacksmith Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Blacksmith Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blacksmith Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2307, Longitude: -76.5675 In this case, the coordinates for Blacksmith Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.714 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.983 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.154 degrees. |
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