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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 Bloxom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bloxom 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 Bloxom:
- 37.829060, -75.621338
- 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 Bloxom
- 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
- Since Bloxom is near Somerset County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Bloxom
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bloxom ...
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.
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Chase Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chase Crossing is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Crossing
- Clam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clam is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam
- High Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- High Woods is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
- Justisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Justisville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
- Mappsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Modest Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mutton Hunk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mutton Hunk is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutton Hunk
- Persimmon Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Persimmon Point is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Point
- Temperanceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winterville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winterville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
How Far From Bloxom to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Bloxom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bloxom and extending to:
- Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bloxom to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Bloxom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bloxom 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 Bloxom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8291, Longitude: -75.6213 In this case, the coordinates for Bloxom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.136 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.417 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.548 degrees. |
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