Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Boswell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boswell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Boswell
- 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 Boswell:
- 37.696533, -78.229167
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Boswell
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Boswell is near Fluvanna County and also Buckingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fluvanna County
- eBird sighting report for Buckingham 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Boswell ...
We found nine communities that share the name Boswell.
Within Virginia, the name Boswell is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Clark County
- This Boswell is located in Clark County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Boswell that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Boswell.
- Izard County
- This Boswell is located in Izard County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the west of the Boswell that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Izard County community of Boswell.
- British Columbia
- This Boswell lies 2,063 miles [3,320.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Boswell that is located in Cumberland County.
- Indiana
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boswell ...
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.
- Bush Park ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Cartersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartersville <5>
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Fluvanna County
- Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Elk Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Fork Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Union
- Fork Union is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fork Union <5>
- Georges Tavern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Tavern
- Georges Tavern is located in Goochland County
- Gold Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Hunters Trail
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
- Hunters Trail is located in Goochland County
- Slate Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Slate Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Stage Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stage Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Junction
- Stage Junction is located in Fluvanna County
- Tally ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Boswell 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 Boswell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Boswell once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Boswell and extending to:
- Cumberland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Boswell to Cumberland, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,000 miles [9,656.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,580 miles [7,370.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Boswell could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boswell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boswell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6965, Longitude: -78.2292 In this case, the coordinates for Boswell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Boswell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Boswell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.653 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.125 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.654 degrees. |