Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blackwater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackwater and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blackwater
- 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 Blackwater:
- 37.426805, -76.399668
- 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 Blackwater
- 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 Mathews County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mathews County
- Since Blackwater is near Gloucester County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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
Communities Also Named Blackwater ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Blackwater.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Blackwater.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Lee County
- This Blackwater is located in Lee County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the west of the Blackwater that is located in Mathews County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Blackwater.
- Virginia Beach City
- This Blackwater is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Blackwater that is located in Mathews County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Blackwater.
- Lee County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- This Blackwater is located in Pinal County and lies 1,995 miles [3,210.6 km]<1> to the west of the Blackwater that is located in Mathews County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Blackwater.
- British Columbia
- This Blackwater lies 2,461 miles [3,960.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blackwater that is located in Mathews County.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Blackwater is located in Sussex County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blackwater that is located in Mathews County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Blackwater.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Blackwater is located in Hillsborough County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Blackwater that is located in Mathews County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Blackwater.
- Kentucky
- Laurel County
- This Blackwater is located in Laurel County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the west of the Blackwater that is located in Mathews County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurel County community of Blackwater.
- Menifee County
- This Blackwater is located in Menifee County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km] to the west of the Blackwater that is located in Mathews County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menifee County community of Blackwater.
- Wolfe County
- Although located in Wolfe County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of Blackwater.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Blackwater is located in Aroostook County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blackwater that is located in Mathews County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Blackwater.
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This Blackwater is located in Dorchester County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the north of the Blackwater that is located in Mathews County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Blackwater.
- Mississippi
- Kemper County
- This Blackwater is located in Kemper County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blackwater that is located in Mathews County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kemper County community of Blackwater.
- Lafayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Blackwater [Lafayette County].
- Marshall County
- This Blackwater is located in Marshall County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the west of the Blackwater that is located in Mathews County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Blackwater.
- Missouri
- Cooper County
- This Blackwater is located in Cooper County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blackwater that is located in Mathews County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooper County community of Blackwater.
- Johnson County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Blackwater [Johnson County].
- New Hampshire
- Strafford County
- This Blackwater is located in Strafford County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blackwater that is located in Mathews County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Strafford County community of Blackwater.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Blackwater.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackwater ...
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.
- Cricket Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cricket Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
- Cricket Hill is located in Mathews County
- Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Haven ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Haven Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Beach
- Haven Beach is located in Mathews County
- Lands End
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Money
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Moon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Point Lookout
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
- Point Lookout is located in Gloucester County
- Redart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Sarah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Shadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Soles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Susan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Tabernacle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tabernacle is located in Mathews County
How Far From Blackwater 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 Blackwater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blackwater and extending to:
- Mathews, which is the Seat of Mathews County, lies just to the East.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Blackwater to Richmond, with an average speed<5> 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 107 miles [172.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,509 miles [7,256.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blackwater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mathews County: www.co.mathews.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blackwater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4268, Longitude: -76.3997 In this case, the coordinates for Blackwater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Blackwater 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blackwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Blackwater to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.607 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.892 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.014 degrees. |