Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Boydton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boydton and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Boydton

• 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 Boydton:
  • 36.666055, -78.390735
  • 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 Boydton

• 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
  • Since Boydton is near Vance County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vance County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Boydton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boydton ...

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.

• Antlers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Antlers is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
• Baskerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
• Busy Bee Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Busy Bee Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Bee Corner
• Cedar Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Elamtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Elamtown is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamtown
• Fields Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fields Ferry is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
• Gills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gills is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
• Gordon Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordon Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
• Greenfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenfield is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Muck Cross
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Muck Cross is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck Cross
  • Ponderosa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ponderosa is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Presbyterian Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Presbyterian Point is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Point
  • Redlawn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Redlawn is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlawn
  • Roberts Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Roberts Ferry is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ferry
  • Rogers Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rogers Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corner

How Far From Boydton 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 town such as Boydton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Boydton and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Boydton to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'