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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 Boardley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boardley 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 Boardley:
- 37.617921, -76.838574
- 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 Boardley
- 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 King and Queen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
- Since Boardley is near King William County and also New Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King William County
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent 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 Boardley
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boardley ...
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.
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Courthouse Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Courthouse Landing is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Landing
- Dragonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dragonville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragonville
- Gordon Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gordon Landing is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Landing
- King and Queen Court House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Little Plymouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Little Plymouth is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plymouth
- Log Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Log Landing is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Landing
- Mascot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mascot is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Plum Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Riverview Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Landing is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Landing
- Romancoke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Shanghai
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shanghai is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Truhart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Truhart is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truhart
How Far From Boardley 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 Boardley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Boardley and extending to:
- King and Queen Court House, which is the Seat of King and Queen County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Boardley to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 km] to the north (N). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 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>'
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boardley) 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 Boardley 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 Boardley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6179, Longitude: -76.8386 In this case, the coordinates for Boardley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.849 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.196 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.118 degrees. |
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