Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blackwell Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackwell Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blackwell Town
- 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 Blackwell Town:
- 38.569845, -77.691380
- 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 Blackwell Town
- 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 Fauquier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
- Since Blackwell Town is near Stafford County and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- eBird sighting report for Prince William 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 Blackwell Town ...
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.
- Bleak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Casanova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casanova have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
- Casanova is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casanova <2>
- Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Fauquier County
- Elk Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Golden Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
- Golden Hills is located in Fauquier County
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Mountainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
- Mountainview is located in Fauquier County
- Oak Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Oak Tree Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Tree Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Corner
- Oak Tree Corner is located in Fauquier County
- Opal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Silver Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Silver Hill is located in Fauquier County
- Sunny Knoll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Knoll
- Sunny Knoll is located in Fauquier County
- Weaversville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaversville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Weaversville is located in Fauquier County
- Weaverville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaverville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
- Weaverville is located in Fauquier County
How Far From Blackwell Town 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 community such as Blackwell Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Blackwell Town and extending to:
- Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blackwell Town to Warrenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blackwell Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 '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- Blackwell Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackwell Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5698, Longitude: -77.6914 In this case, the coordinates for Blackwell Town 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 Blackwell Town 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 308.295 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.849 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.113 degrees. |