Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Blanks Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blanks Ferry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blanks Ferry

• 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 Blanks Ferry:
  • 36.759028, -78.672782
  • 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 Blanks Ferry

• 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
  • Since Blanks Ferry is near Charlotte County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Blanks Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blanks Ferry ...

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.

• Bluestone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bluestone is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
• Buffalo Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
• Clover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clover is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <1>
• Dryburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dryburg is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
• High Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • High Hill is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
• Kings Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Crossroads is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
• Piney Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Piney Grove is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Pools Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pools Mill is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Mill
• Public Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Public Fork is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Fork
• Randolph
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Randolph is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <1>
• Spanish Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Spanish Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Grove
• Wolf Trap
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Wolf Trap is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap

How Far From Blanks Ferry 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 Blanks Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blanks Ferry and extending to:

• Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Blanks Ferry to Halifax, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'