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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 Butterworth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Butterworth 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 Butterworth:
    • 37.051261, -77.626934
    • 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 Butterworth
  • 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 Dinwiddie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
    • Since Butterworth is near Brunswick County and also Amelia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Amelia 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 Butterworth

Communities Also Named Butterworth ...

We found one communities that are also named Butterworth.

Within Virginia, the name Butterworth is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Butterworth in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Warren County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Butterworth [Warren County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Butterworth ...

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.

  • Carson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Champ
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Champ is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
  • Chestnut Gardens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Gardens is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gardens
  • Five Forks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Five Forks is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Harpers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Harpers is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers
  • Hebron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hickory Run
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Run is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
  • Jack
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jack is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
  • Reams
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Reams is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reams
  • Rocky Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Run is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run
  • Stony Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Stony Springs is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Springs
  • Virginia Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginia Hills is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Butterworth and extending to:

  • Dinwiddie, which is the Seat of Dinwiddie County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Butterworth to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 131 miles [210.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,579 miles [7,369.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Butterworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Butterworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Butterworth 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 Butterworth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0513, Longitude: -77.6269       In this case, the coordinates for Butterworth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.331 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.66 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.64 degrees.