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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 Boscobel Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boscobel Woods 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 Boscobel Woods:
- 38.331300, -77.408000
- 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 Boscobel Woods
- 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- Since Boscobel Woods is near Fredericksburg City and also Spotsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania 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 Boscobel Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boscobel Woods ...
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.
- Cedar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clearview is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Cranes Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cranes Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corner
- Cranewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cranewood is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranewood
- Crows Nest Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crows Nest Harbor is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest Harbor
- Deacon Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deacon Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Woods
- Deer Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Deer Forest is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Forest
- Fall Run Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fall Run Park is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Park
- Ferry Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry Farm is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Farm
- Ferry Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ferry Road is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Road
- Fines Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fines Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Corner
- Fredericksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Hazel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Hill is located in Fredericksburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Hill
- Heather Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heather Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Heritage Commons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Commons is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Commons
- Hickory Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- High School Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- High School Heights is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Hollyridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hollyridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
- Little Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Creek is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Little Falls Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Locust Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Knolls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knolls
- Misty Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Misty Forest is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Forest
- Part Little Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Part Little Falls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Part Little Falls
- Ridge Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Pointe is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Pointe
- Sandy Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stones Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stones Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
- Sycamore Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
- Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Wildcat Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildcat Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Corner
- Will-More
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Will-More is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will-More
- Woodlanding Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Boscobel Woods 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 Boscobel Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Boscobel Woods and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the North.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Boscobel Woods to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boscobel Woods) 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 Boscobel Woods 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 Boscobel Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3313, Longitude: -77.4080 In this case, the coordinates for Boscobel Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.141 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.638 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.084 degrees. |
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