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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 Bull Neck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bull Neck 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 Bull Neck:
    • 38.036242, -76.644124
    • 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 Bull Neck
  • 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
    • Since Bull Neck is near Northumberland County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Bull Neck

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bull Neck ...

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.

  • Acorn
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Acorn is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
  • Carys Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Carys Corner is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carys Corner
  • Erica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Erica is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erica
  • Grays Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Grays Corner is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
  • Harryhogan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Harryhogan is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harryhogan
  • Hogans Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hogans Hill is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogans Hill
  • Hyacinth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hyacinth is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyacinth
  • Mount Holly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Holly is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Narrow Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Narrow Beach is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Beach
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Palmtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Palmtown is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmtown
    • Rich Neck
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
    • Shady Harbor Shores
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Shady Harbor Shores is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Harbor Shores
    • Slash
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Slash is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slash
    • Threeway
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Threeway is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threeway
    • Tucker Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill

How Far From Bull Neck 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 Bull Neck to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Montross, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bull Neck to Montross, with an average speed<2> 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Bull Neck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bull Neck 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 Bull Neck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0362, Longitude: -76.6441       In this case, the coordinates for Bull Neck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.713 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.105 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.881 degrees.