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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:
    • 38.327000, -77.409700
    • 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
    • Since Boscobel 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

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 ...
    • Goochland County
      • This Boscobel is located in Goochland County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Boscobel that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland 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 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Boscobel that is located in Stafford County.
    • Wisconsin
      • Grant County
      • This Boscobel is located in Grant County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Boscobel that is located in Stafford 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.

  • Cedar Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 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
  • 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
  • Ferry Farm
    (2 miles [3.2 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Hollyridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hollyridge is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
  • Little Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 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
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Misty Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Misty Forest is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Forest
    • Ridge Pointe
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Ridge Pointe is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Pointe
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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 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 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:

  • 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]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Boscobel 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 44 miles [70.8 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 most of two 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 5,938 miles [9,556.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- 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: 38.3270, Longitude: -77.4097       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 308.142 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.639 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.086 degrees.