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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boscobel and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 37.599036, -77.731382
    • 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
  • 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 Goochland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
    • Since Boscobel is near Powhatan County and also Henrico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Powhatan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico 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

Communities Also Named Boscobel ...

We found four communities that are also named Boscobel.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Boscobel.

Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Stafford County
      • This Boscobel is located in Stafford County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Boscobel that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Boscobel.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Dent County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Boscobel [Dent County].
    • Quebec
      • This Boscobel lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Boscobel that is located in Goochland County.
    • Wisconsin
      • Grant County
      • This Boscobel is located in Grant County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Boscobel that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Boscobel.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boscobel ...

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.

  • Amber Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Amber Lake is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Lake
  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Chestnut Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Oaks is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Oaks
  • Dover Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Dover Run is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Run
  • Fine Creek Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fine Creek Mills is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Creek Mills
  • Goosepoint
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Goosepoint is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosepoint
  • Hermitage Hamlet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hermitage Hamlet is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hamlet
  • Hickory Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Haven is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
  • Hunters Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunters Woods is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
  • Lee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lee is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Lower Tuckahoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lower Tuckahoe is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Tuckahoe
  • Pagebrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pagebrook is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagebrook
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Partridge Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Partridge Hills is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Hills
    • Pleasant Green
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Green is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
    • Subletts
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Subletts is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts
    • Sycamore Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Sycamore Creek is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek

How Far From Boscobel 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 community such as Boscobel to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boscobel and extending to:

  • Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Boscobel to Goochland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boscobel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Boscobel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5990, Longitude: -77.7314       In this case, the coordinates for Boscobel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.367 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.784 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.486 degrees.