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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 Blackstone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackstone 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 Blackstone:
- 37.082298, -78.002939
- 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 Blackstone
- 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 Nottoway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nottoway County
- Since Blackstone is near Brunswick County and also Dinwiddie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie 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 Blackstone
Communities Also Named Blackstone ...
We found eight communities that are also named Blackstone.
Within Virginia, the name Blackstone is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Fresno County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Blackstone [Fresno County].
- Illinois
- Livingston County
- This Blackstone is located in Livingston County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Blackstone that is located in Nottoway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Blackstone.
- Kansas
- Sumner County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Blackstone [Sumner County].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Blackstone is located in Aroostook County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Blackstone that is located in Nottoway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Blackstone.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Blackstone is located in Worcester County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Blackstone that is located in Nottoway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Blackstone.
- Nova Scotia
- This Blackstone lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Blackstone that is located in Nottoway County.
- Ontario
- This Blackstone lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<2> to the north of the Blackstone that is located in Nottoway County.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Blackstone is located in Westmoreland County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Blackstone that is located in Nottoway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Blackstone.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackstone ...
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.
- Bishops Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bishops Corner is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
- Clays Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clays Corner is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Corner
- Crewe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hickory Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Run is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Martins Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Martins Corner is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Mutt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mutt is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutt
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Spainville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Vote
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vote is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vote
- Winnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
How Far From Blackstone to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Blackstone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blackstone and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Blackstone to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,016 miles [9,681.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Blackstone could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blackstone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Blackstone 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 Blackstone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0823, Longitude: -78.0029 In this case, the coordinates for Blackstone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.546 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.91 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.78 degrees. |
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