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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Blackwell Town

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)
  • Bleak is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleak
• Casanova
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Casanova is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casanova <1>
• Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossroads is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Elk Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Elk Run is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run
• Golden Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Golden Hills is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
• Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Mountainview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mountainview is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
• Oak Shade
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Shade is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
• Oak Tree Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oak Tree Corner is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Corner
• Opal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Opal is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
• Silver Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Silver Hill is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
• Sunny Knoll
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sunny Knoll is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Knoll
• Weaversville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Weaversville is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
• Weaverville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Weaverville is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville

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<2> beginning in Blackwell Town and extending to:

• Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blackwell Town to Warrenton, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'